Outrage As Bayelsa Govt Withholds Staff Salaries
The Bayelsa State Government has announced the suspension of salaries of hundreds of workers, sparking outrage amid fears of a mass sack. The government said “excess staff” were being considered for...
View ArticleObaseki, PFN Urge Nigerians To Shun Divisive Speeches
As the 2019 elections approach, Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), have urged Nigerians to shun divisive speeches which create tension among the...
View Article‘Synergy, Key To Deliver Democracy Dividends’
Rivers state Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike says synergy between the arms of government is key to delivering democracy dividends to the people. Speaking at 2018 Assembly Commission Conference in Port...
View Article$1 Billion ‘Security Fund’: Bayelsa To Sue FG
The Bayelsa State Government has threatened to sue the Federal Government if it refuses to deduct the 13 per cent derivation component of the $1 billion Excess Crude Account funds it plans to withdraw...
View ArticleGod ’ll Determine My Successor – Dickson
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has said that it is only the Almighty God that will determine the next governor of the state in 2020. Dickson said that God would raise a leader with a heart...
View ArticleUniversity Of Calabar Warns Students Against Cultism
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof Zana Akpagu has warned new students to desist from cultism and other forms of crimes. He said that appropriate sanctions would be meted out on...
View ArticleEdo To Revamp Campus For Teachers’ Training
The Edo State Government says it will revamp the Abudu campus of its College of Education in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state for the training of basic education teachers. Governor Godwin...
View ArticleINEC Decries Non-Collection Of PVCs In Rivers
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed dismay over the lackadaisical attitude of Rivers State people towards collection of their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) after...
View ArticleGunmen Kidnap Catholic Priest In Edo
Unknown gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest in the Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State. It was gathered that the priest, identified as one Fr. Edwin Omorogbe, was kidnapped around Egba...
View ArticlePolice Kill Criminal Gang Leader In A’Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has confirmed the killing of Isaac, alias ‘Stainless’, suspected to be the leader of a notorious gang, who have been terrorising residents of the state. The...
View ArticleNPS Decry Prisons’ Congestion In Delta
The Delta State Command of the Nigerian Prisons Service yesterday lamented over the deplorable conditions of prison facilities and lack of operational vehicles to convey inmates to Court. It therefore...
View ArticleRSG Warns Against Politicising Black Soot …As Anti-Black Soot Campaigners...
The Rivers State Government has said that since no one is immuned from the current environmental challenges facing the state, the issue should not be politicised. The State Deputy Governor, Dr Ipalibo...
View ArticlePolice Recover Illegal Arms, Arrest Suspects In A’Ibom
The Nigeria Police Force, Akwa Ibom Command, last Saturday said it recovered 47 illegal arms and 172 live ammunitiona and cartridges across the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state,...
View ArticleUnionist Profers Solution To Strikes In Nigeria
The University of Benin Chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Julius Iyasele, says a return to the salary structure and scale operated in the colonial era will prevent...
View ArticleOkowa Vows To Do More For Delta
Overwhelmed by the show of solidarity from his Anioma people (Delta North Senatorial District), Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has pledged to continue to do his best for the development of the...
View ArticleBayelsa To Sensitise Citizenry Over Uncollected PVCs
The Bayelsa State Government has pledged to mobilise its citizenry to collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to enable them to fully participate in the 2019 general elections. The Independent...
View ArticleNHP Creates 3,000 Jobs In Edo
The ongoing National Housing Programme (NHP ) by the federal government in Benin, Edo State, has generated over 3,000 employments and empowerment to Nigerians within the locality. The Team Leader, Mrs...
View ArticleNEPZA Hails Ayade’s Industrial Park
The Managing Director, Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA), Mr. Emmanuel Jime, has described the Ayade Industrial Park in Cross River State as the best to be conceived by any state...
View ArticleA’Ibom To Reward Excellent Corps Members
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has promised to reward excellence among the corps members and provide the enabling environment for them to succeed during their service year. Emmanuel gave the...
View ArticleCleric Blames Leadership For Nigeria’s Underdev
The General Overseer of Trinity Powerflow Ministry, Prophet Lucky Nnah has blamed the continuous underdevelopment of Nigeria on poor leadership. Prophet Nnah said this in an interview with newsmen...
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