Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, south-east Nigeria has come under heavy attack for the declaration of a two week public holiday in the state. A statement signed by Comrade Maxi Okwu on behalf of a group known as OdinmaIgbo condemned the governor’s action even as it calls on him to rescind the decision. The […]
Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has said that adherents of Christianity and Islam live together peacefully in the state, noting that there is no family in Ogun and South West that does not have followers of the two faiths under the same roof. The governor spoke yesterday at the Government House, Oke-Igbein, Abeokuta, when he […]
From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has passed a vote of confidence on Governor Henry Seriake Dickson. Controversy had dogged some of the policy decisions and political actions of Governor Dickson in recent times, with some political appointees grumbling that they were being sidelined. While civil servants in the state were […]
By KASSIDY UCHENDU, Nsukka A United States-based financial expert, Dr. Ogbo Edoga, was shot dead by gunmen in his hometown, Aku, Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area, Enugu State, yesterday. The deceased was a financial economist, who returned to attend the meeting of Nsukka USA, an organisation of Nsukka professionals in the United States to raise fund […]
NO fewer than 12 worshippers were killed in Potiskum, Yobe State and Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Monday when gunmen suspected to be members of Islamic sect, Boko Haram, attacked two churches in the Northern Nigeria towns, police said. CNN quoted the police to have said one assault occurred at the Church of Christ […]
A commercial driver, Mr. Isaac Popoola, who was allegedly beaten to death on Monday by two officials of the Lagos State Transportation Management Authority, had before his brutal killing, started preparing for the Yuletide celebration. The deceased’s son, Ibukunoluwa, told our correspondent, at the family residence in Akowonjo, Egbeda area of the state on Tuesday […]
Gov. Chibuike Amaechi of River state, South-South Nigeria has presented a budget of N490.32 billion to the state House of Assembly for consideration. The figure represents 11.95% increase from 2012 budget. Out of the amount, capital expenditure gets N314.30 billion while recurrent spending is N176.02 billion. Governor Ameachi said that the budget would enable the […]
DECEMBER 26, 2012 BY OZIOMA UBABUKOH, ENUGU 14 COMMENTS Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime | credits: File copy A content analysis of newspapers reports of Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime’s programmes and activities since he became governor on May 29, 2007, on Tuesday showed that he had attended only 17 events out of a possible […]
Police checkpoints have returned to some major roads in Ekiti State ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations. Findings by our correspondent on Monday showed huge police presence and checkpoints on some of the roads, especially on the Ado-Ekiti-Iyin-Ekiti Road. Police sheds have also sprung up on the road, suggesting that their presence may not […]
Youth and professional groups from Southern Kaduna kicked against the choice of Ambassador Nuhu Bajoga as the deputy governor of Kaduna State on Monday, even as the state House of Assembly prepared to screen the former envoy for the position. At a press conference in Kaduna, the groups said they would no longer fold their […]
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