GOVERNOR Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, yesterday, swore in 25 Commissioners and 12 Special Advisers to serve in his new administration with a warning to them to avoid corruption and laxity or face an early exit from the cabinet. Addressing the officials shortly after they were sworn in, the Governor said that even though much […]
Two suspected robbers were burnt to death, Thursday, by a mob, made up of commercial motorcyclists, popularly called okada riders along Airport Road Effurun, Warri. The robbers, operating on a motor bike, snatched an unspecified amount of money from a customer who just came out from the Oceanic Bank branch, behind Total filling station, at Airport Road, Effurun area […]
Jos – Mr Jacob Wongdem, the Permanent Secretary in the Plateau State Ministry of Health, has announced the outbreak of cholera in some parts of the state. Wongdem, who earlier denied the outbreak of the disease, said in Jos on Thursday that it had killed 10 people. He added that 370 people had also been […]
By Kenneth Uwadi, Imo State, Nigeria – June 30, 2011 – I was cruising through the East West road, Ogoni axis of Rivers State last week Friday, heading to Port Harcourt from Akwa Ibom State. Ahead of me was an 18 seater Toyota commercial bus. The bus was also heading to Port Harcourt. There were […]
AT its maiden meeting on Tuesday, Imo State Executive Council directed the immediate release of N2.47 billion for the rehabilitation and renovation of all primary and secondary schools in the state. Also, all permanent secretaries who were absent when Governor Rochas Okorocha paid an unscheduled visit by 8.00 a.m. at the state secretariat recently, would have […]
Akwa Ibom State Government has finally banned the use of all motorcycles for any purpose within Uyo capital city. To show how serious the new directive which takes effect from Saturday, July 2, 2011, is, the state government has begun the purchase of motorcycles from their owners at a flat rate of N50,000 irrespective of […]
Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the Oyo State Governor yesterday made good his earlier threat to probe the four year administration of his predecessor, Adebayo Alao-Akala with the setting up of an eight-member contract review committee to investigate all the contracts awarded and implemented during the latter’s tenure. While inaugurating the committee at the Executive Chambers of […]
A suspected bomb believed to have been planted at the divisional police headquarters in Dutsinma, home town of Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shema, by Islamic millitants Boko Haram, has caused severe panic in the town the entire state. The said attempt to blow up the police station came in the wake of penultimate Monday’s explosion […]
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says all political parties must educate eligible voters ahead of the 2012 governorship election in the state to avoid the low turnout witnessed in the last general elections. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mallam Muhammed Abubakar gave the charge yesterday during a stakeholders’ meeting at the INEC office, Lokoja. […]
Residents of Atu Street in Calabar, Cross River State, have been thrown into confusion, as unknown assassins invaded the area, killing one Mr. Edet Udo. The remains of Mr. Udo had since been taken home to his village for interment, but tension and panic had continued to pervade the street as scores of people had […]
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