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HOS Charges Perm Secs On Efficiency
Arising from the meeting held with newly appointed Permanent Secretaries in Cross River State, the Head of Service, Ntukae (Mrs.) Theresa Ikwen, urged them to be proactive and take effective control of...
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Group Canvasses True Federalism At Confab
Indigenes of Akwa Ibom and Cross River State residents in Rivers State, operating under the aegis of Akwa Cross Progressive Union have called for restructuring of Nigeria on the basis of true...
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Edo LG Vice Chairman Slumps, Dies …As Cardiologist Alerts On Sudden Death...
The Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State has been thrown into mourning as its Vice Chairman, Mr Charles Eshiesimua, slumped and died while waiting for a doctor last Friday. The vice...
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Commissioner Calls For Establishment Of Agric Institute
The Delta Commis sioner for Agriculture, Mr Misan Kubeyinje, has said that there was the need for the establishment of an agricultural training institute in the state. Kubeyinje told newsmen in Asaba...
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NGO Empowers 5,516 Orphans, Vulnerable Children
A Non Governmental Organiation based in Delta, Management Sciences for Health, said it empowered 5,516 orphans and vulnerable children in the state in 2013. The Coordinator of the organisation, Mrs...
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Expert Decries Housing Deficit
An Uyo-based Estate Surveyor and Valuer, Mr John Isangedighi, has decried the inadequacy of shelter in the country, saying that 17 million Nigerians had no houses to live in. Isangedighi, who expressed...
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C‘River To Shut Sub-Standard Schools
The Cross River State Ministry of Education says it will soon commence the closure of all sub-standard schools operating in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Professor Offiong E. Offiong, who...
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Court Orders Rivers Police To Return Chidi Lloyd’s Passport
A High Court in Port Harcourt has ordered the Rivers State Police Command to return the International Passport of the Leader of Rivers State House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd to the court. Justice Letan...
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Tension Rises In N’Delta Over FG’s N600bn Debt To NDDC
Anger is currently brewing in the oil-rich Niger-Delta region over the alleged withholding of N600 billion meant for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The money, allegedly being owed the...
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‘Constant Power Supply Beyond State Govts’ Capacity’
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that provision of constant power supply was beyond the state government. Oshiomhole said this on Monday at the inauguration of a 600-seater lecture...
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‘Base Confab On Ethnic Representation’
Ethnic nationalities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria say representation at the forth-coming National dialogue should be based on ethnic nationalities rather than on geopolitical zones as being...
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A’ Ibom Needs N50bn To Tackle Flood
The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Environment, Mr Enobong Uwah, has said that the state government needs N50 billion to effectively tackle the problem of flood in the state. Uwah, who disclosed this...
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NUJ Tasks Ministry On East-West Road Completion
The South-South zone of the Nigeria Union Journalists (NUJ), has called on the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs to ensure the timely completion of the multi-billion East-West road. The National...
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Ogada Youths Threaten Showdown Over NYSC Camp
Youths of Ogada com munity in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State have threatened to shut down all orientation formalities in the Obubra orientation camp if the Federal Government fails...
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RSG To Host 2014 National French Competition
The Rivers State Government says it will host the 2014 National French Competition for Secondary School students in the country later this year. The Commissioner for Education, Rivers State, Dame Alice...
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JTF Frees Three Indian Sailors
T he Joint Task Force (JTF) comprising the Nigerian Navy and the Department of State Services said it rescued three Indians abducted by a nine-gang of kidnappers in Rivers. This is contained in a...
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Agency Constructs 100 Boreholes In Four Years
T he Edo State Rapid Re sponse Agency (EDRRA) last Tuesday said it had constructed no fewer than 100 boreholes across the three senatorial districts of the state in the last four years. The Managing...
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nuj Flays fg, Bayelsa Over Imiringi Bridge
B ayelsa State council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) ,? has expressed reservations over the? failure of the state and federal governments to reconstruct the collapsed Imiringi bridge in...
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Imoke Warns Bakassi Council Boss Against Complacency
T he Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, has warned the newly sworn-in chairman of Bakassi Local Government Area, Mrs. Edisua Usang Iso not to see her office as a means to an end but...
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Govs, SGF, Others To Fund ICT Centre
T he 1988 alumni of the Ni gerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos, have initiated the building of an Information and Communication Technology Centre for the institution. The building and equipping...
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