Ex-Military Officer, Others In Court Over N21.1m Fraud
A retired Army Colonel Emmanuel Nebolisa (75), John Worlu (42) and others now at large, have been arraigned at a Port Harcourt Magistrate Court on a four-count charge of conspiracy to defraud the...
View ArticleClean Up Of Ogoniland, On Course – FG
The Federal Government says it is recording success in the fight against corruption. Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, said this in a broadcast to mark Democracy Day, last Monday. Osinbajo also...
View ArticleChurch Decries Rise In Cultism, Exam Malpractice
A religious organisation, Scripture Union, Nigeria, has decried the rise in cultism, examination malpractices, assassination, kidnapping, prostitution, drug pushing and other vices among the youth in...
View ArticleHerdsmen Attack: Obaseki Visits Victims’ Families
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State last Wednesday evening visited and condoled the families of two women who were allegedly murdered by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Ewu on May 22, in the Esan-Central...
View ArticlePolice, Navy Fracas: Normalcy Returns To Calabar
Normalcy has returned to Calabar following the intervention of the Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, in the face-off between the Nigerian Police and the Navy last Tuesday night. Addressing...
View ArticleFG Flags Off Graduate Farmers Scheme In Rivers
The Federal Government has restated its commitment towards ensuring food security in the country. The Minister of Water Resources, Eng. Suleiman H. Adamu , disclosed this at Egberu Ndoki, Oyigbo Local...
View ArticleJTF Nabs Five Pipeline Vandals In Niger Delta
The military Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta says it has arrested five suspects for vandalising oil facilities in the area. Commander of the JTF, Rear...
View ArticleEdo Conducts Aptitude Test For Potential Traffic Officers
The Edo State Government last Monday conducted an aptitude test to commence the recruitment and training of potential Traffic Control Officers under the state’s job initiative. The “Edo Job...
View ArticleCalabar Clash: Navy Chief Cautions Ratings
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) ,Vice Admiral Ibok Ete-Ibas, has warned ratings of the Nigerian Navy not to take laws into their hands in the discharge of their professional duties. Ete-Ibas gave the...
View ArticleDickson Inaugurates Bayelsa SUBEB Board
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on parents in the state to take advantage of the robust policies of his administration in the education sector and ensure their children...
View ArticleCRHA Wants Probe Of CRUTECH Student’s Death
The Cross River State House of Assembly has charged the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and the leadership of the National Assembly, to with no further delay investigate the circumstance...
View ArticleC’River HOS Hails Civil Service System
The Cross River State Head of Service, Barrister Ekpenyong Henshaw, has described the civil service as a very strong institution that is well positioned and has the ability to correct itself of any...
View ArticleOhanaeze Youth Council Sues For Peace
The Chairman, Ohaneze Youths Council (OYC) in Bayelsa State, Chief Chinedu Arthur-Ugwa, last Thursday urged members of the group to remain law- abiding and peaceful across the nation. Arthur-Ugwa,...
View ArticleGroup Tasks Bayelsa Govt On Workers’ Welfare
A coalition of civil society organisations in Bayelsa State, last Wednesday advised the state government to prioritise the welfare of workers in the education sector. The group, under the auspices of...
View ArticleArtist Lists Gains Of Exhibition In A’Ibom
A renowned artist, Bruce Onobrakpeya, says the ongoing arts and crafts exhibition in Akwa Ibom State will impact positively on the socio-economic development of the state. Onobrakpeya said this in an...
View ArticleDeputy Gov Wants Probe Of Navy, Police Clash
The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Professor Ivara Esu, has called for indepth investigations into the clash between the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Police force in Calabar, recently....
View ArticleWomen Protest Herdsmen’s Murder Of Woman In Edo
Hundreds of women in Elele-Uzairue, Etsako West local government area, Edo State, last Saturday, staged a peaceful protest on Auchi-Okene-highway, following the killing of a middle-aged woman by...
View ArticleCRSUBEB Inspects Schools, Projects
In its continuous effort to intensify supervision of both schools and projects under the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), the board has embarked on a State wide inspection of...
View ArticleRoad Accidents: Edo FRSC Records 22 Deaths
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Edo State Command, said that it recorded 22 deaths in 44 Road Traffic Crashes between April and May. Mr Samuel Odukoya, the Sector Commander, disclosed this to...
View ArticleC’River, China Sign Bilateral Agreement
In continuation of his investment drive, Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has signed a partnership agreement with his counterpart in Shaanxi Province in China, Hu Heping, to bolster the...
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