Chimobi Ezenwa, a Lagos resident whose mansion said to be worth N300 million was demolished, says he is now homeless. The administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu recently commenced the destruction of houses said to be in contravention of Lagos masterplan. There have been
The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has expressed shock over the N8.9 billion monthly salaries of FCT Administration staff. Wike disclosed on Friday, November 24, saying he would despite resistance embark on staff auditing to confirm the figure. The minister who
An agrarian community in Abia State has cried out over the devastating blow that gully erosion is dealing to the area after every self-help effort has failed to stem the menace. The distress call rang out in the Iberenta community in Ikwuano Local
In continuation of his avowed policy to transform the State which has been abandoned for decades and making real his pledge, Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has formally commissioned three-newly reconstructed roads in Aba. As communicated in a press release issued
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has urged the Federal Fire Service to prioritise the state in the distribution of some newly acquired fire fighting vehicles. Caption: Governor Otti welcomes the Assistant Controller-General of Federal Fire Service, Mrs. Ijeoma Achi-Okidi, who is
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has called on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to urgently intervene in controlling erosion menace ravaging parts of the state. Governor Otti also urged the intervention agency to complete all abandoned projects it had embarked
As Lagos State Government Continuous premeditated frustration of Igbo traders with interment closures on sanitation and environmental grounds, it’s reopened Alaba International Market and some markets at the Trade Fair Complex, Ojo, on Saturday as days of closure. Government shut the markets earlier
Piqued by the unsuccessful effort of its representatives to improve the condition of service, the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) says it will resume suspended strike in the shipping sector of the nation’s economy on October 30. The President-General, Mr Adewale Adeyanju,
The United Nations refugee agency, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that no fewer than 114 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes by the end of September, due to conflict, persecution and human rights violations. War
The Northern Consensus Movement (NCM), an amalgam of community based socio-cultural and economically inclined northern organisations, has withdrawn a 14-day ultimatum issued to Igbos resident in the North to evacuate. The NCM rescinded its order after a meeting convened at the instance of