Pensioners give Delta State government ultimatum to pay pension, gratuities
pension Retired civil servants in Delta State have given the state government a 21-day ultimatum to pay them their pensions and gratuities. Some of the pensioners told The Guardian that they could no...
View ArticleOkorocha greets, lauds wife for mobilisation
Rochas Okorocha Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has applauded women for their pivotal role towards peace building and maintenance in the country and the world at large. He gave the applause in a...
View ArticleBeggars, physically challenged persons hold Ambode, Lagos Assembly members...
The protesters Hundreds of beggars and physically challenged people yesterday held the Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, the House of Assembly complex, and the entire Alausa secretariat hostage...
View ArticleRainstorm wreaks havoc in Delta, Edo
One of the buildings destroyed along Emore Road Oleh, Isoko South. PHOTO: Michael Ekokoruwe A devastating rainstorm has wreaked havoc in Oleh and other local councils in Delta State. Hundreds of...
View ArticleLASTMA, transport unions pledge to sustain free flow of traffic
The management of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and leadership of transport unions in Lagos have cemented agreement to partner at sustaining the free flow of traffic being...
View ArticleIsoko chiefs spit fire over monarch’s death rumour
Isoko Council of Traditional Rulers Delta State on a confirmation visit to Josiah Umukoro Aghaza 1, the Odiologbo of Olomoro kingdom over the alleged death rumour of the monarch. PHOTO: Michael...
View ArticleIvo requires N10m for kidney transplant
Thirty-six-year-old mother of two, Mrs. Tammy Ivo, who was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in April 2016, requires N10 million for immediate renal transplant. Her husband, Mr. Chinwe Ivo, told...
View ArticleKogi Speaker challenges women to believe in themselves
The Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly Rt.Hon. Umar Imam has challenged women to see the quest for elective positions as a serious mater by investing their time and resources to achieve...
View Article‘We must resolve crisis in Kogi APC to avoid losing to PDP’
Olafemi Apparently piqued by the wrangling in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which is threatening to tear the party apart in Kogi State, a former acting governor of the state, Mr. Clarence...
View ArticleEbonyi governor’s wife to build houses for 172 widows
Rachael Umahi At least 172 widows and non-indigenes in Ebonyi State are to receive two-bedroom bungalow each as succour to alleviate their sufferings. Wife of the state governor, Mrs. Rachael Umahi,...
View ArticleEdo declares seven-day mourning
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki yesterday declared a seven days mourning for late former governor of old Midwest Region and Bendel state now Edo and Delta states. A...
View ArticleLagos ministry partners firm to promote women’s health
PHOTO: Johnny Greig In an unrelenting effort to promote women’s health and their health camps all over the country, Power Oil recently partnered with the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty...
View ArticleGunmen kidnap UNICAL lecturer on eve of convocation
University of Calabar A lecturer in the Department of Zoology, University of Calabar, was in the early hours of yesterday kidnapped within the school premises. The incident happened on the eve of the...
View ArticleTaraba First Lady advocates more appointments for women
Anna Darius Ishaku. PHOTO: taraba insight Wife of Taraba state governor, Barrister Anna Darius Ishaku, yesterday pleaded with the relevant authorities to endeavour to give more opportunity to women by...
View ArticleShettima donates N14 million to Boko Haram suicide bombing victims
Borno Governor Kashim Shettima Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima yesterday donated N14 million to residents that lost their property during last week’s Boko Haram suicide bombings in Maiduguri, the...
View ArticleIgboetiti: Ugwuanyi does not need endorsement for second tenure
Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, with Justice Mabel Egumgbe (left) and Justice Ugonne Jacinta Nweze, after they were sworn-in as judges of Enugu State High Court at Government House,...
View ArticleFather of baby whose genitals were chop-off ask for help
Mutilation tools The father of eight month old baby whose genitals was chopped off during circumcision in Bayelsa state, Mr. Joseph Michael has accused the traditional doctor/circumcision expert of...
View ArticleNDLEA arrests grandmother with cocaine to Jeddah
NDLEA A 57-year-old grandmother, and textile merchant at Balogun Market in Lagos, has been caught in connection with cocaine smuggling to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, at the Murtala Mohammed International...
View Article2 suspected suicide bombers killed in Maiduguri
Two suspected female suicide bombers were shot dead by security agents in Maiduguri on Saturday. A statement by the spokesman of Police Command in Borno disclosed that the bombers were shot when they...
View ArticleNSCDC arrests 40 suspects for building materials theft
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno Command, has arrested 40 suspects for alleged theft of building materials meant for the reconstruction of homes for the Internally Displaced...
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