UgamatvReps okay bill to empower states to create LGAs
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed for second reading, a bill seeking to empower state Houses of Assembly to create local government areas. READ ALSO Three more PDP Senators…
FG team, NARD in three-hour meeting to avert doctors strike
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, was absent on Tuesday as the Federal Government delegation and the leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors met to iron out…
Imo widow accuses brother-in-law of destroying husband’s house
A widow and mother of five, Mrs Ifeanyinwa Okechi, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, and the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, to help her and her…
Police arrest 6 notorious abductors in Abia
Six suspected notorious kidnappers terrorising parts of Aba metropolis in Abia State have been arrested by the police Intelligence Response and Tactical (IRT) operatives in Aba. They were said to be…
UNIBEN student shot dead days after final examination
A 400-level student of the Department of Political Science, University of Benin, Austin Izu, has been shot dead by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in his friend’s off-campus hostel room on the Federal…
NYSC threatens sanctions as JAMB alleges fake mobilisation certificate
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Tuesday raised concerns about tertiary institutions awarding fake certificates to persons who did not deserve them. The organisation also accused some of the…
Hunters gun down two kidnappers collecting ransom in Kogi ambush
TWO kidnappers were gunned down in the early hours of Tuesday while collecting ransom demanded before the release of their victims. A statement issued on Tuesday by the Chief Press…
Niger: Doctor among 374 dismissed for certificate racketeering, violating civil service rules
In an effort to clean up this system for efficient civil service delivery, the Niger State Government has dismissed no fewer than 374 civil servants, among them a medical doctor,…
Kaduna records 2,103 new TB cases
The Kaduna State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme recorded 2,103 new cases of tuberculosis in the first quarter of 2021. The Programme Manager, Dr. Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed this in an…
APGA crisis deepens as National Chairman emerges Anambra guber candidate
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has deepened following the emergence of the factional National Chairman of the party, Chief Edozie Njoku, as the governorship candidate of…
