*Accuses them of collecting 6 months salary without working The Government of Osun on Friday described the demand of the state striking doctors as impossible in the face of the present economic reality of the country. Government, at a press conference addressed by the Chairman, Osun Special Committee on... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Cross River Sports Commission has expressed appreciation for the National Council on Sports (NCS) on the re-affirmation of Calabar as host of the rescheduled 19th National Sports Festival (NSF) This is contained in a message endorsed by its Chairman Chief Orok Duke through... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Port Harcourt The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) at the weekend intensified recovery of oil from the February 14, 2016 spill at the Forcados Terminal export pipeline. Supported by industry group Clean Nigeria Associates (CNA) and other oil companies, SPDC has deployed specialised... Read more
A mass grave of murdered pro-Biafra agitators has been found near the commercial city of Aba, Abia State. Sequel to the gory find confirmed by the International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety) the rights body announced that it dispatched a two-part letter to Nigeria’s Minister... Read more
Osun butchers pledge support for Aregbesola’s IGR drive
News February 18, 2016
Osun State Butchers Association has said that it is ready to partner with the state government in her drive to increase the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state by prompt payment of their taxes and levies. The Association, during a courtesy call on the governor in his office... Read more
The Nigerian Army has temporarily relocated the tactical headquarters of its 14 Brigade headquarters from Ohafia to Aba in a bid to curb the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). The Commanding Officer, 14... Read more
Following the massive deployment of soldiers to forstall renewed sabotage on oil pipelines, the Ijaw Youths Council, (IYC) has faulted the deployment of more troops to secure oil facilities in the Niger Delta region saying that such deployment had yielded little results in the past. It will be... Read more
The Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. David Umahi, has denied report by an Abuja-based national newspaper that his convey caused an accident along the Kubwa Expressway in Abuja on Tuesday. Umahi, in a statement on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Emma Anya, said it was unfortunate that his convoy... Read more
…Accuses striking state doctors of collecting six months salaries without work The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has on Thursday commended members of the Association of Local Government Medical Officers of Health in Nigeria, Osun Branch for demonstrating clear understanding of their duties by committing themselves to the... Read more
As the crime of kidnapping gradually rears its ugly head in Abia, Governor Ikpeazu has vowed that any house, premises or facilities which harbour any gang of criminals, particularly kidnappers will be pulled down by the state. He said any compound where a kidnapper lives and any hotel or... Read more
