Officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Environment, on Wednesday, said they arrested a man (identity undisclosed) for allegedly vandalising iron barricades along the Odo Iya Alaro area of the …
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Rivers plans parallel secretariats as police bar Fubara caretaker chairmen
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said 23 local government councils in the state will operate from alternative secretariats following Tuesday’s sealing of the councils by the police. The governor, …
Read More »FG, NGOs partner to save nine-year-old boy with heart defect
The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs has partnered with Non-Governmental Organisations to address the health challenges of a nine-year-old boy, Perfect Obi, who was diagnosed with a heart defect. The …
Read More »PICTORIAL: Oxford University confers honorary degree on Okonjo-Iweala
The Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Onkonjo-Iweala, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Oxford. The former Nigerian Minister of Finance disclosed this …
Read More »FG raises Bodo-Bonny Road project cost to N280bn
The Federal Government has reviewed upwards the contract sum for the ongoing construction of the multi-billion naira Bodo-Bonny link road in Rivers State from the initial N199 billion to the …
Read More »IPPIS verification uncovers 1,618 fake appointments – HoS
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan has said that the verification exercises of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System have exposed 1,618 civil …
Read More »Vigilante leader stabbed to death in Kano clash
A vigilante group leader in the Ja’en community, Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State, Mukhtar Baballiya, has been stabbed to death during a clash with some hoodlums. The Kano …
Read More »Otti sacks CPS, approves school fees of Abia students in India, law schools
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Wednesday, announced the removal of his Chief Press Secretary, Kazie Uko, while approving the payment of school fees for Abia students studying in India …
Read More »How I cheated death in Ebonyi building collapse – Menial worker
A menial labourer, Nkwegu Shadrach has narrated how he escaped death following a building collapse that occurred on Tuesday evening in the Abakaliki metropolis in Ebonyi State. The three-storey building …
Read More »Tincan Port receives 4,500 vehicles after tugboat incident
Two vessels carrying a total of 4,500 vehicles berthed at Five Star Logistics Terminal last week while a tugboat sank at the terminal. The Customs Care Manager of the terminal, …
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