The Edo State Government has disclosed that there were plans to reopen the state’s School of Nursing and Midwifery that was earlier closed down. Governor Godwin Obaseki, who was represented by the Commissioner of Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, gave the ...
Read More »Obaseki orders prosecution of sacked council chairmen over alleged corruption
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has ordered the State Ministry of Justice and its Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs counterpart to commence prosecution of council chairmen who were sacked for alleged corruption. He gave the directive at the swearing-in of ...
Read More »Navy rescues two Russians, Indian ship crew abducted by pirates
The Nigeria Navy yesterday said it has rescued the three ship crewmembers of Sterling Global Oil Vessel, MV Ambika, who were abducted by pirates after a gun duel in which four naval ratings were killed. However, some of the assailants ...
Read More »Court sentences DG of NCAC, Olusegun Runsewe to jail for contempt
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja has sentenced Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Crafts (NCAC), Olusegun Runsewe, for contempt of court order. Justice Jude Okeke in a ruling on the motion seeking an ...
Read More »Again, gunmen kill 13 persons in fresh attack on Plateau community
Gunmen again killed no fewer than 13 persons in Mangu Council Area of Plateau State just as the government and security agencies are trying to find a lasting solution to the ceaseless attacks on innocent citizens in the area. An ...
Read More »President Buhari pledges to reposition universities for quality education, graduates
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the Federal Government will henceforth pay more attention to improving personnel and infrastructure of the nation’s universities to produce quality graduates. It assured that government would give education a top priority in the country’s ...
Read More »Prophet warns against withdrawal of troops in North East
Founder of the Evangelical Church of Yahweh, worldwide, Primate Theophilus Olabayo, has warned that withdrawal of soldiers from the North-East by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government will create more insecurity and insurgency in the region. The cleric, in his ...
Read More »Governor Obiano commends indigenous investments in Anambra State
Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano has commended the citizens of the state for heeding the call for investment at home. Obiano, who expressed satisfaction at the pace of investment across the state, appealed to citizens and residents to sustain the ...
Read More »Border closure exposed huge revenue loss through illegal exports, senator declares
Senator Adelere Oriolowo (Osun West) has said that the closure of the country’s land borders exposed the huge revenue lost through illegal export to West African countries. He, therefore, moved for the revamping of commodity boards for the country to ...
Read More »Court orders arrest of Taraba-owned firm’s MD, others
A Federal high court sitting in Jalingo, Taraba State, has issued a warrant of arrest on the Managing Director of Taraba Investment and Property Company Limited, Ezekiel Iliya, along with Chris Apaji and Veronica Musa, for contempt of court. Justice ...
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