The Nigerian Army said on Saturday that it had put in place machinery to establish the true identity of a suspected leader of the Boko Haram sect, Jarasu Shirawho, who was apprehended last week in Borno. Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, the Deputy Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, disclosed this... Read more

From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar   No fewer than 61 people were displaced and N98 million worth of property damaged by fire out break within the last six months in Cross River communities.   This was disclosed in a statement made available to our correspondent by the State Emergency Management... Read more

…Sympathises with victims of fire disaster Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has expressed dissatisfaction over the pace of work on the 15.5 km Nkalagu/Ehamufu/NigerCem Road awarded late last year to an expatriate company, China Zhunghaoi. He made his feelings known on Friday while inspecting the level of work done... Read more

…Says allegation of contract inflation ill-informed Against the background of opposition’s criticisms of the MKO Abiola International Airport, Ido Osun in Osun, the Consultant Engineer to State ‎Government on the project Engineer Wemimo Adebajo, has revealed that the airport when completed will rank among airports with the longest runways in... Read more

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) on Sunday described as unfortunate and ridiculous a statement credited to members of the Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) with respect to the meeting held on Friday between the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and Online Publishers in... Read more

  From Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar   The Cross River State Commissioner for Special Projects and Duties, Mr. Victor Adugba Agwu, has said that the Monorail project of the State Government will be commissioned on or before February 14, 2016. Agwu who stated this while briefing Newsmen recently in his... Read more

From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar No less than 183 Nigerians and 41 illegal migrants on-board a seagoing transport vessel `Av Agamba’ from Gabon were apprehended Thursday at the Shoreline jetty, Calabar by The Eastern Naval Command (ENC) of the Nigerian Navy. Rear Adm. Atiku Abdulkadir, Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Eastern... Read more

Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said that agribusiness in the livestock sector will be improved and expanded to include commercial production of grass for feeding cattle. This, the minister said, would bring an end to the roaming of the cattle rearers and perennial conflicts... Read more