FRSC Prosecutes 74 Traffic Offenders In Benin
The Edo State FRSC Sec tor Command said yesterday that it prosecuted 74 motorists for various traffic offences during the Sallah holidays. Those prosecuted included a bus driver, Osas Osarunwenbo, who...
View ArticleLG Polls: APC Alleges Plan To Release Fake Results
Dr Uwem Ite, addressing members of Rotary Club of Port Harcourt during the club’s meeting recently. The All Progressives Congress (APC), Delta State chapter, has alleged plans by the state Independent...
View ArticleEdo LGs Benefit From SURE-P Health Programmes
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says 12 local government areas in Edo have benefitted from its programmes. The South-South Zonal Coordinator of the agency, Dr Joseph Oteri,...
View ArticleImoke Swears-In New SSG
The Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, has sworn-in the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Tom Ogar, charging him to live above board and render selfless service to the...
View ArticleDelta Spends N5m Monthly On Ex-lepers
Delta State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Chief Betty Efekodha, has said that the State Government spends N5 million monthly as stipends paid to rehabilitated lepers in the state. Efekodha disclosed...
View ArticleA’Ibom: FRSC Begins Weekly Trial Of Traffic Rule Violators
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Akwa Ibom Sector Command, says it has begun a weekly mobile court session to try road traffic violators in the state. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of...
View ArticleEgi Shuts Total Operational Sites
The uneasy co- operation that had existed between Egi people in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State and French oil giant, Total E&P has blown as both Obagi and Obili operational...
View Article3,200 Bakassi People Still In Refugee Camp – Senator Ita-Giwa
Senator Florence Ita- Giwa yesterday said that 3,200 Bakassi people displaced by the UN ceding of Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon were still in refugee camp. Nigeria formally ceded Bakassi to Cameroon on...
View ArticleErosion Claims Bayelsa Community
The Bayelsa Emergency Management Agency (BYSEMA) yesterday said erosion has destroyed Isampou community in Kolokumo/Opokumo local area of Bayelsa. The agency’s Secretary, Mr Angos Dide, who led others...
View ArticlePDP Rules Out Automatic Tickets For Aspirants In C’River
Pastor of Methodist Church, Nigeria, Agip Estate, Port Harcourt, Rev Friday Okafor Chinyere (2nd right), with the Church’s council members, unveiling a cake to mark the 2014 young people harvest...
View Article2015: Group Endorses Riverine Governor Of South East Extraction
As preparation for the 2015 general elections heightens across the state, Rivers Upland Patriotic Assembly (RUPA) has canvassed for a Rivers South East Ijaw for the governorship of Rivers State in...
View ArticleUNIPORT Laments Encroachment On School Land
The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), has appealed to the Federal Government to check encroachment on its land by powerful individuals. The appeal is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in...
View ArticleMixed Reactions Trail N’Delta Minister’s Exit
Mixed reaction yesterday trailed the resignation of Mr Darius Ishaku as the Minister of State, Niger Delta Affairs. Our correspondent, who visited the ministry, reports that Ishaku did not come to...
View ArticleDelta: Private Boat Operators Appeal For Govt Assistance
Private boat operators in Delta State have called on the state government to help them in rebuilding the 13 jetties along the waterways in the state to enhance their operations. The spokesperson of the...
View ArticleJTF Reassures On Security
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, code-named “Operation Pulo Shield” has assured that it is committed to securing the oil installations in the region as well as fighting criminality. The...
View ArticleErosion: NEMA, Others Make Case For 925 Displaced Persons
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said at the weekend that 925 people in Isampou community, Kolokumo/Opokumo Local Government Area of Bayelsa, had been displaced by erosion. In a...
View ArticleAnenih Loses N500m Libel Suit Against Oshiomhole’s Aide, TV Station
An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City has dismissed a N500 million libel suit instituted by the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Tony Anenih against the Chief...
View ArticleCommunity Seeks Govt’s Intervention Over Herdmen’s Attacks
The Otulu community in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State has called for the state government’s intervention over alleged incessant attacks on them by Fulani herdsmen in the area. The...
View ArticleFlooding Threatens Bayelsa Community
The rising water level around low lying Azikoro in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State is now causing fear among residents of possible invasion of their homes by reptiles. Most of the...
View ArticleNDE Lauds FG’s Plans To Establish Students’ Agribusiness Clubs
The Coordinator, National Directorate of Employment in Bayelsa State, Mr David Apakasa, has commended Federal Government’s plan to set up students’ agribusiness clubs in schools across the country....
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