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Court restrains C’River from selling Etung cocoa farms

By Bassey lnyang /  Calabar A High Court sitting in Calabar has restrained the Cross River State Government from selling five of its cocoa estates located in Etung Local Government Area. The...

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Imoke seeks involvement of communities in projects’ execution

By Bassey Inyang /  Correspondent, Calabar  Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke, has said that the involvement of communities in the execution of contracts within their domain will prolong the...

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Ngofa’s servant leadership style

By Godwin Egba  / Special Correspondent, Port- Harcourt Some school of thought postulate that some leaders are made or born against the background of their success in their public or private leadership...

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Uyo varsity goes on plagiarism

•To subject research works to software analysis By Idongesit Ashameri / Correspondent,Uyo To check incessant cases of plagiarism among post-graduate students, the management of the University of Uyo...

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Court jails man for driving unregistered car

By Francis Onoiribholo  /Bureau Chief Benin   An Oredo Magistrate’s Court, Benin,  has sentenced a 32-year-old man, Ehimwenman Bright, to six months in prison for driving unregistered car. The Chief...

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Ex-militants to go after fraudulent NDDC contractors

By Idongesit Ashameri  /  Correspondent, Uyo   Aggrieved by protracted cases of project abandonment in the region by contractors of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), repentant militants in...

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WDU: Bridging the gap between town and gown

By Sam Akadoro  /  Special Correspondent, Sapele Bridging communication gaps in groups, organizations, institutions and in interpersonal relationships is one sure method of building confidence and...

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PDP chieftain wants completion of Sapele market

By Sam Akadoro  Special Correspondent, Sapele   Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, Alhaji Saliu Tairu (a.k.a Ogbegbe), has advised Chief P.D.O....

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Police arraign 10 cultists in Sapele

By Sunday Apah Special Correspondent, Ughelli   The police have arraigned before the Sapele Magistrate court, a suspected gang of 10 cultists who allegedly conspired with one another, within the Sapele...

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Quiz competition for ex-minister ends

By Felix Igbekoyi Correspondent, Asaba   Ejele Mathematics Quiz Competition for secondary school students in honour of the former Federal Minister of Finance, late Festus Okotie-Eboh, has been...

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HOSTCOM seeks inclusion in Delta govt programmes

•Inaugurates Isoko chapter  By Sunday Apah  Special Correspondent, Ughelli    Oil and gas stakeholders group, Host Communities of Nigeria (HOSTCOM), has called on the Delta State governor, Dr....

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Provost denies appeal for ban on strikes

By Idongesit Ashameri  / Correspondent, Uyo Against media report alleging the use of his position to fight unionism,  the provost of the College of Education, Afaha Nsit, Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Patrick...

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Elders, youths protest in Ogheghe Eresoyen

•Allege encroachment on community land By Francis Onoiribholo /  Bureau Chief Benin   The elders and youths of Ogheghe Eresoyen community in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area have called on the Edo...

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Workshop for motor licensing officers ends

By Francis Onoiribholo  / Bureau Chief Benin A one-day training workshop for all motor licensing officers of the Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) has been held in Benin City. It was aimed at...

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Edo deputy governor marks 57th anniversary

By Francis Onoiribholo  /  Bureau Chief Benin An early morning devotion was held at the residence of Edo State Deputy Governor, Dr Pius Egberanmwen Odubu, to mark his 57th birthday anniversary. The...

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Esuene seeks support to succeed Akpabio

By Idongesit Ashameri  /  Correspondent, Uyo    Senator Helen Esuene, representing Eket Senatorial District, has promised to provide compulsory employment to all employable persons in Akwa Ibom State...

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’No going back on clocking machines in Isoko South council’

Goodluck Idele is the Transition Committee Chairman of Isoko South Local Council, Delta State. In this interview with Special Correspondent Sam Akadoro, he speaks on activities in the council and what...

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C’River stops construction of three storey building

 By Bassey Inyang / Correspondent, Calabar  The Cross River State government has ordered stoppage of work on a three storey building at 105 Aroline Barracks behind Police Barracks/Nipost Quarters, off...

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Women group pledges to support tourism

By Bassey Inyang / Correspondent, Calabar  President, Association of Women Travel Executive of Nigeria (AWTEN), Mrs. Bunmi Aremu, has promised that members of the group would continue to contribute to...

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Rivers: Finding refuge for 5,000 refugees

By Godwin Egba /  Special Correspondent, Port Harcourt One year after the bloody communal crisis that erupted between the Ekporo and Ogu communities in Rivers State, over 5,000 displaced Ekporo victims...

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