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Rep commends Oshiomhole’s developmental stride

By Francis Onoiribholo  /  Bureau Chief Benin   The Chairman, House Committee on Education, Aminu Suleiman, has  described the contributions of Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, to the development...

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Ugborodo crisis: Navy tasks leaders on peace

By Harris-Okon Emmanuel Correspondent, Warri. The crisis rocking the Ugborodo community in Warri South West council of Delta State has shown no sign of abating at least for now. Commander, Nigerian...

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Tompolo urges Uduaghan to establish hospitals in coastal communities

By Harris-Okon Emmanuel  Correspondent,. Warri A clarion call has gone out to the Delta State government to establish hospitals in rural riverside communities of the oil-rich state. Founder of Tompolo...

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Ominimini lauds Uduaghan’s achievements

By Sam Akadoro Special Correspondent Sapele The Commissioner representing Ughelli North and Ethiope East areas on the board of DESOPADEC, Chief Ominimini Obuovwevbi, has commended Governor Emmanuel...

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When NGO, Onicha-Ugbo people united against diabetes

By Eberechi Obiagwam Special Correspondent, Lagos In the bid to enhance the health status of people in their environs, the people of Onicha-Ugbo, living at the Alimosho area of Lagos on September 7...

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Edo to renovate school in Idumuebo

By Francis Onoiribholo  -  Bureau Chief Benin   Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has assured the people of Idumuebo Community in Ubiaja, Esan South-East Local Government Area of the state of his...

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Polls: LG boss assures of APC victory

By Francis Onoiribholo /  Bureau Chief Benin   The Chairman of Etsako West Local Government Area, Edo State, Hassan Kadiri, has assured members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the local...

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Monarchs commend Ovia North East boss

By Francis Onoiribholo /  Bureau Chief Benin   The Association of Paramount Chiefs (Enigie) of Ovia North-East Local Government Area, Edo State, has commended the Local Government Area Chairman, Mrs....

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Newspapering becoming more difficult in Nigeria –Edomi

Deacon Ovie Edomi is the publisher and editor-in-chief of The South-South Magazine. In a chat with journalists in Lagos, he opens up on what attracted him to journalism and his experience as a...

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Oshiomhole advocates training of girl-child

By Francis Onoiribholo  /  Bureau Chief Benin   Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has called for the training and empowerment of the girl-child which he said was “the smart thing to do for the...

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I’ll stop violence in A’Ibom, says governorship aspirant

By Daniel Abia Snr Correspondent Port Harcourt   A governorship aspirant in Akwa Ibom State and first Professor Product of the University of Port Harcourt, Professor Richard King, has assured the...

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Court stops NURTW from collection of levies from industrialists

By John Dugbe Special Correspondent, Ughelli    A HIGH Court sitting at Otor-Udu, Udu Local Government Area, Delta State has given a judgment stopping the Delta State chapter of the National Union of...

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Anxiety in Niger Delta over delay in Brass LNG take-off

By Igoniko Oduma  Correspondent, Yenagoa   There is anxiety in the Niger Delta region following the inability of the Federal Government to bring the multi-billion dollar Brass Liquefied Natural Gas...

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Chibok girls: Blame Shettima, not Jonathan –Diete-Spiff

By Igoniko Oduma  Correspondent, Yenagoa   First Military Governor of old Rivers State, Alfred Diete-Spiff, has said that Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima and not President Goodluck Jonathan...

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Oshiomhole reassures on provision of healthcare service

By Francis Onoiribholo  /   Bureau Chief Benin   Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has declared  that his administration is committed to providing adequate qualitative and affordable healthcare...

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UBTH ready to tackle Ebola – Ibadin

In this interview on Ebola with the Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Michael Ibadin, he stresses that the precautionary measures taken so far to curtail...

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Group tasks Nigerians on ozone-friendly environment

By Francis Onoiribholo   /  Bureau Chief Benin   Nigerians have been called upon to consolidate on the gains of the Montreal Protocol by being ozone-friendly. The call is coming on the heels of the...

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Group tasks Nigerians on ozone-friendly environment

By Francis Onoiribholo  / Bureau Chief Benin   Nigerians have been called upon to consolidate on the gains of the Montreal Protocol by being ozone-friendly. The call is coming on the heels of the 2014...

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Avianwu monarch seeks support for Fugar rainstorm victims

By Francis Onoiribholo /    Bureau Chief Benin The Oghieavianwu of Avianwu Clan in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State, Alhaji Jackson Dauda Etokhana, has called on the state government...

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Army holds passing out parade for corps of Nigerian Commissionaires

By Sam Akadoro  /  Special Correspondent Sapele   Among the 46 officers and men of the command that passed out is the current Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Sapele Correspondents...

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