Although it occurred on April 4, 2011, the news of gas eruption in Egi Clan in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of Rivers State filtered into town on April 12, 2012, more than one week after the ugly incident. The gas eruption, which affected fo...
The Senate Committee on Aviation recently conducted a public hearing on allegations leveled against British Airways and Virgin Atlantic for their role in the disparity of airfare charges as well as the flaunting of aviation laws. CHIBUZO UKAIBE, who fo...
As the country recovers from the devastation caused by Boko Haram’s Thursday attack on certain newspaper offices, the Senate vocalised their condemnation and urged the government to bring an end to the group’s activities. UCHENNA AWOM, in t...
Recently, some lawmakers from Ondo State were in the United States for a Leadership Training. During their visit, Adeniyi Akindele Michael who represents Akure North Constituency in the Assembly spoke on the recent allegation of financial misappropriat...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is to reposition outdoor advertising in the territory as one of the avenues of revenue generation for the administration. To this end, the administration has inaugurated a committee on revenue generat...
Residents of Abuja @ 30 Estate Pegi, Kuje area council have decried their neglect by the government since they moved to the area. This is just as sthey accused the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration of not honouring the agreements entered i...
The Rotary Club of Asokoro has commissioned three projects, a motorised borehole, six-unit toilets and a library, for Kpaduma community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The projects were commissioned yesterday by the incoming chairman of Rotary ...
The Director of network, partnership and mobilisation, National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adults and Non-formal Education (NMEC) Mr. Vincent Nemebioka has disclosed that the commission is working on the development of a curriculum for training prog...
In order to strengthen the ongoing probe into petroleum subsidy by the House of Representatives, the Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Dr. Lateef Adegbite has called for a judicial panel to adjudicate on the report. ...
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Rivers State has blamed the rising rate of insecurity in the country on lack of proper education, food, and unemployment. Chairman of NLC in the state, Comrade Chris Oruge, said this while addressing journalists in...
As part of efforts to re-position the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Jonas Agwu, a Corps Commander in charge of Lagos Sector Command, was, at the weekend, appointed the Corps’ Public Education Officer at the National Headquarters, Abuja. Jonas...
As part of its effort to improve the health condition of the people of Osun State, the state government has approved overseas training for its health workers to expose them to modern-day health care practices. The state government has also committed N1...
The sleepy community of Ibusa near Asaba, the capital of Delta State, has been thrown into confusion and palpable tension with the news that a 26-year-old man, simply called Ugochukwu, has allegedly impregnated his mother and step-sister. Ugochukwu, al...
The Chairman, Lagos State Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) to the Lagos State Governor, Dr Ore Falomo, has condemned Lagos state doctors for declaring an indefinite strike in spite of ongoing negotiations with the state governme...
People are dying daily from road traffic accidents, yet it’s not getting enough attention from the authorities. Dr Christopher Uyinmwen Otabor is an orthopaedic surgeon and the Special Assistant to the Senior Adviser to the President on Millenniu...