The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Monday Igbuya on Tuesday reacted to the alleged abduction and killing of the traditional ruler of Ubulu-Uku, Obi Akaeze Ofulue the III by Fulani herdsmen, saying the Delta State Government will take “appropriate action” Igbuya who spoke in Asaba not only condemned the murder of the monarch but said “the government is committed to protecting the people”. “This highly provocative act poses a great threat to peace and security. Deltans and non Deltans must choose a better path” he said. Protesters under the auspices of Anioma Security Watch Network (ASWN) stormed the Delta State House…
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Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has called on all eligible Nigerians and the people of Enugu State in particular to register with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) going-on in the country with a view to obtaining the national electronic identity card. Governor Ugwuanyi who spoke when the management of NIMC was in his office at the Government House, Enugu to issue him his NIMC card, noted that the importance of the card cannot be overemphasized as one would hardly transact any government or other business deals these days without such identification, adding that the card identifies one for…
A Staff of the University of Benin, Benin-City, Mr. Clifford Ogbeide has instituted a legal suit against Stanbic IBTC Plc in an Edo High Court for alleged libelous act. The claimant in the suit filed by Mr. A.U Osunde of Olayiwola Afolabi chambers averred that the bank’s letter addressed to the Vice-Chancellor of the University with copies to the Registrar and Bursar of the institution, maliciously identified him as one of the banker’s delinquent debtors and solicited for the university authorities for assistance to recover the alleged debt was done in bad faith. He stated that the content of letter were…
The federal government is to complete work on the construction of 2000 kilometres of road across the six geopolitical zones of the country in the 2016 budget, the minister for Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said. Fashola said this yesterday during the 2016 budget defence before the Joint Committes on Power, Works and Housing, Development and Regional Planning as well as Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) at the House of Representatives. He added that another 2000 kilometers would be constructed each in 2017 and 2018, under a 3-year plan. Fashola informed the join committees that out of the…
Eminent scholars and personalities have called for an urgent review of the Ibadan chieftaincy tradition to encourage younger, educated and influential men to ascend the exalted throne of the Olubadan of Ibadanland. They bared their minds at a symposium organised by the Oyo State Government in continuation of a week-long activities for the funeral of the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade I, at the Trenchand Hall of the University of Ibadan, Ibadan. A former Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Ismael Olalekan Alli, who represented the Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, at the event, said the symposium was…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to beam its searchlight on the activities of Governor Ayodele Fayose and his business associates in the execution of the new airport and market projects in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, said in a statement on Monday that the alarm became imperative in the face of mind-boggling revelations in the execution of the proposed projects by the governor using his business associates as alleged fronts to misappropriate Ekiti money like he did during his first term in the moribund poultry project. Listing…
Members of the Senate Committee on Health on were surprised during the 2016 budget defence when the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, Monday revealed that strange figures have been smuggled into budget proposal of the Ministry by some civil servants. Shocked by the Prof. Adewole statement, the chairman of the Committee, Senator Lanre Tejuosho quickly called for Executive session. But before Committee went on closed session, the Minister vowed to present another budget proposal to the committeeon Tuesday. When the Minister, disclosed that strange figures have been smugled into 2016 budget, Senator Tejuosho said: “Honourable Minister, we need to have an…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has advised Minister of Power, Mr. Babatunde Fashola to “ensure that regulatory authorities are not allowed to get away with 45 percent increase in electricity tarrifs by promoting compliance with the November 2013 ruling on the matter by two UN special rapporteurs.” This followed a nationawide protest on Monday by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress against the increase in electricity tariffs, demanding an immediate reversal of the hike. In a statement today signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni the organisation said, “Nigeria is an important member of the UN and have voluntarily…
Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Rivers South-East Senatorial District re-run election has said that electing him for the second time is in the best interest of Rivers State and that the interest of the state should be paramount as against personal interest. Speaking at a media parley, well attended by journalists at his residence in Port Harcourt on Monday, Senator Abe said that if voted for, he would be the only ranking senator of APC in both South-South and South-East, which would confer to him certain privileges which will be in the best interest of…
Enugu State Government has issued a note of warning to the defaulters of the ban it placed on the use of motorcycles within its capital territory which comprises Enugu North, East, and South local council areas. According to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Elder Gabriel Ajah, “the attention of Government of Enugu State has been drawn to the gradual violation of the ban on the use of motorcycles Law in Enugu Capital Territory which consist of three Local Government Areas, namely Enugu North, Enugu East, and Enugu South”. This ban which is a conscious effort of…