A helicopter that all but landed before climbing off immediately has triggered suspense and security concern in Opialu Village in Edemoga District of Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State. The security siege mentality in the highly populated village is not unconnected with the widely held belief that the... Read more
From Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Calabar Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has condemned in very strong terms the demolition of University of Benin (UNIBEN) staff quarters by the Edo State government. In a statement issued in Calabar, the union described the state government’s action as... Read more
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has directed the Nine-man committee on the Repositioning of Tertiary Institution in the state to verify the implementation of reforms initiated by the administration in the four state-owned tertiary institutions. Inaugurating the committee in Osogbo at the weekend, Aregbesola said it is the desire... Read more
The pathetic story of how the daughter of a retired military officer was knocked down by one of the vehicles in the convoy of a military governor of the Old Oyo State informed the decision by the Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola named the College of Education Ila-Orangun,... Read more
From Dianabasi Effiong, Ikom Dr Odigha Odigha, an environmental activist and former Chairman, Cross River Forestry Commission, has advised the State Government to adopt best global practices in carrying out deforestation for development. Odigha, a 2003 Goldman Environmental Prize winner for Africa, for efforts in rain forest protection, stated... Read more
Prosecutors of Yunusa Dahiru, alleged abductor of Ese Oruru at Federal High Court in Yenagoa on Monday requested the judge to take evidence from the victim behind closed doors. Dahiru was on March 8, 2016 charged with abduction, kidnapping, unlawful carnal knowledge and sexual exploitation by the Police. Dahiru... Read more
From Diana Okon-Effiiong, Asaba Former Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has described the death of the first civilian governor of the State, Chief Felix Ibru as sad while thanking God that he lived an unblemished, rewarding life worth emulating. Uduaghan, reacting to the announcement of... Read more
By Osita Mordi 1. In the Vanguard Newspapers of March 3. 2016, one Ben Etaghene, self-appointed himself as the spokesperson of the Anioma people, declaring in the papers that “Anioma is not Biafra”. While I understand that as a Deltan, he has some stake in Anioma just as... Read more
From Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar A gas cylinder explosion on Friday at the Calabar office of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has killed two and injured 18 staff. The explosion occurred at about 11.am at the premises of the bank off Mmuritall a Mohammed Highway. The incident led to... Read more
The Ebonyi State Government has earmarked over N250 million to check lassa fever epidemic in the state. Last week, Governor David Umahi declared state of emergency in the health sector following the increasing cases of lassa fever in the state. But on Thursday night, Umahi while inspecting the level... Read more
