Disburse SURE-P Funds Directly To LGs, Edo Urges FG
Edo State Government, has, called on the Federal Government to disburse the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, SURE-P, funds directly to local government councils rather than passing them...
View ArticleIYC Plans 3,000 Jobs For Eastern Delta
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Eastern Zone is targeting 3,000 job opportunities for youths in the zone within the next three years. Chairman of the council, Eastern zone, Comrade Peter Igbifaa who...
View ArticleSapele Lawyers Boycott Courts Over Colleague’s Kidnap
Sapele branch of Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, in Delta State yesterday stormed major streets in the city, protesting the kidnap of one of their colleagues, Barrister Desmond Dudu, last Sunday. The...
View ArticleDelta Holds LG Polls,’Morrow
Chairman of Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC), Mr. Moses Ogbe revealed yesterday that 1,118 candidates are scheduled to contest for the 466 wards and 25 chairmanship positions in the...
View ArticleFG Reviews Cost Of East-West Road
The Federal Executive Council last Wednesday approved the revised estimated total cost for the East-West. Road Project, Sections I and II (Sub-Sections II-I and II-II) will gulp the sum of N23.4...
View Article2015 Polls: Monarch Sues For Peace
The traditional ruler of Akuku Kingdom, Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, Oba Lawani Daudu, has urged politicians to let peace reign as the nation prepares for the 2015 elections. This is...
View ArticleBayelsa CP Warns On Hostile Comments
Bayelsa State Commis sioner of Police, Mr. Valentine Ntomchuckwu, has warned against acts capable of igniting violence and political assassinations, ahead of party primaries and the 2015 general...
View ArticleRobber Killed In Attack On NYSC Lodge
The Police in Delta State on Friday confirmed the death of an armed robbery suspect during a gun duel between its patrol team and a robbery gang which attacked National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)...
View ArticleUBTH Identifies Challenges To Kidney Transplants
The Chief Medical Direc tor (CMD), University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Michael Ibadin, said the hospital was facing challenges that had prevented it from carrying out kidney...
View ArticleAbaribe Joins Abia Governorship Race, Promises LG Autonomy
Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, has promised to grant autonomy to Abia local governments if he is elected as the state governor in 2015. He said this on...
View ArticleNigeria, Cameroon Plan Joint Military Patrol For Bakassi
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Usman Jubrin, said on Friday that Nigeria and Cameroon would establish joint military patrol and intelligence sharing to combat increasing militancy at the Bakassi...
View ArticleEket Residents Decry Power Outage
Residents of Eket Lo cal Government Area of Akwa Ibom have expressed dissatisfaction over poor power supply in the area. The residents told newsmen in Eket that the electricity supply to the area had...
View ArticleOshiomhole Reassures On Dev
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, says his administration is committed to the development of the state. Oshiornhole said this when he received some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
View Article2015: Cleric Tasks Christians On Politics
The Bishop of the Diocese of Calabar, Anglican Communion, the Right Rev.Tunde Adeleye, has canvassed the active participation of Christians in politics. He also urged them to vote credible candidates...
View ArticleIndian High Commissioner Harps On Medical Tourism
Rivers State Commissioner for works, Chief Hon. Victor Giadom and his wife Mrs Cuador, (1st and 2nd right), President, Movenment for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) Mr Legbosi Piagbara and his...
View ArticleDelta House Of Assembly Passes 2014 Budget Amendment Bill
The Delta State House of Assembly has passed the 2014 Appropriation Amendment Bill after re-ordering the sum of N94 billion to cater for major projects. The passage of the bill followed a report...
View ArticleFRSC Decries Siren Abuse By Security Agents
The Edo State FRSC sec tor commander, Mr Oluwasusi Familoni has decried the reckless abuse of the siren by some security operatives on Nigerian roads. Familoni expressed the displeasure while...
View ArticleArchitects Task Professionals On Building Collapse
The chairman, Nigerian In stitute Of Architects (NIA), Rivers State chapter, Mr Emmanuel Dike, says professionals in the building industry must work in synergy to halt building collapse in the...
View ArticleDickson Cautions Politicians Against Instability
As political activities gather momentum across the Country, Governor Seriake Dickson on Friday admonished politicians to be cautious in pursuing their ambitions, since political instability is capable...
View ArticleEdo Tasks Corporate Bodies On Students’ Dev
The Edo Commis sioner for Higher Education, Mr Walshiton Osifo, has urged corporate organisations to assist the government to mould students to the ideals of the society. Osifo spoke during the 2014...
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