Umahi floors Nkwegu at the Appeal Court
The Appeal Court sitting in Enugu yesterday dismissed the appeal by the 2O15 governorship candidate of the  Labor Party in  Ebonyi State, Mr. Edward Nkwegu, for lack of merit. It consequently  upheld the verdict of the governorship tribunal in Ebonyi State  which affirmed the victory  Engr. David Umahi of... Read more
Gov. Umahi presents N101.1bill appropriation bill for 2016
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state yesterday presented to the state house of assembly an appropriation bill of one hundred and one billion, one hundred and fifty four million, six hundred and forty six thousand thirty naira (N101.1 billion) only for 2016 fiscal year.The bill tagged Budget of Divine Actualisation set aside... Read more
Osun to focus on developing  agric, solid minerals as International Breweries pledges support through IGR
The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said his administration’s ‎new focus for development will be agriculture, solid mineral development and industrialisation‎. The Governor stated this at the commissioning of the new effluent treatment plant and expansion project of the International Breweries PLC in Ilesa. This was just as... Read more
Cross River To Extend Calabar Monorail To Airport, Flags Off Recovery, Restoration Of Green Areas In Calabar
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar   Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River state has restated his administration’s determination to extend the first ultra-modern monorail in West Africa to the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar following the successful installation of all the components of the facility that spans the Calabar International... Read more
NIMASA shuts jetties in Port Harcourt, Calabar over non-compliance with ISPS Code
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar   The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has shut two different jetties in Port Harcourt and Calabar for failure to comply with the International Ship and Port Facility Security(ISPS) Code.   This is contained in a statement on Friday in Lagos by the... Read more
MASSOB now Biafra Independent Movement (BIM) – Uwazuruike
The founder and leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has announced a new name, Biafra Independent Movement (BIM) for the organization. The new name was announced by the group leader who spoke on Sunday during a press conference... Read more
Don’t strip Nigerians of freedom of expression, GOCOP, Guild of Editors tell Senate
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) and Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have called on the Senate not to deny Nigerians of their universally recognised right to freedom of expression. In a statement in Lagos on Sunday by its Publicity Secretary, Olumide Iyanda, the Guild said the draft... Read more
Demand for Biafra “completely legitimate”, says Nigeria
The federal government has described the agitations by some Nigerians, largely in the South-East, as “completely legitimate.” There have been mass protests by Igbos in South-East Nigeria for an independent country of Biafra. The protests have sometimes gone violent with reported deaths of about six people, allegedly at the... Read more
Peace returns to Oyo communities after Fulani herdsmen attacks
Calm has returned weeks after the bloody clashes between native farmers and Fulani cattle rearers in the Igbeti and Igboho environs in Northern Oyo of Oyo State. The Fulani cattle herders had attacked their hosts after alleging that the deaths of their cattle was as a result of poisoning... Read more
Questions trail aborted terror attack on Nigerian airline
An apparent terror attack was averted last Friday, November 28, 2015 when at 3.00pm local time, a Benin City-bound ARIK Flight was delayed for over two hours at Nigeria’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Three suspicious men were said to have boarded the aircraft using the same identity cards.... Read more