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Okorocha, Uzodinnma in battle of wit
Senator Rochas Okorocha has predicted that the administration of Governor Hope Uzodinnma of Imo State may end in chaos if utmost care is not taken. Okorocha who gave this hint was addressing some of his supporters moments after the face-off between the Governor and himself…
Update: Covid-19, RSG seeks police help
The Rivers State Government has officially asked for the support of law enforcement agents in enforcing the use of face masks. The State Government, authoritative sources say, is greatly worried by the escalation of Covid related infections. It is doubtful if medical facilities in the…
Militants burn police post in Abia
A number of Policemen and militants who swooped on a police station in Abia State have died, following a surprise attack which took place Tuesday. The identity of those who launched the attack on the police station is not yet known. But there were suspicions…
48 Hours Deadline: Troops recapture Marte… As rebels retaliate
Barely 48 hours after General Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff, ordered troops to retake Marte from terrorists operating in the North East, the Nigerian Army says the mission has been accomplished. News of the fall of Marte which is located at the outskirts of Borno…
Assembly prohibits sand-mining operations in Rivers
The Rivers State House of Assembly has placed a lid on the activities of sand-mining concerns that are operating in the State. Henceforth, these sand hunters would no longer operate in any of the 23 local government areas without the permission of the State Government….
Mohammed, Ortom rock PDP
These are not very good times for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which is being confronted by escalating differences amongst its fold. Within the ranks of its governors, seeds of discord are beginning to germinate. Governor Matawelle of Zamfara State, it would be recalled, had…
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SON ready to curtail substandard goods
A retreat designed to equip the Standards Organization of Nigeria, SON, with effective leadership skills to strengthen its performance in a competitive environment is to open in Calabar, the Cross River State capital next week. It will last four days. A statement issued by the…
Nigerians to pay some more for fuel
The pump price of petrol has been jerked up by the Federal Government. Also jerked up is the tariff that Nigerians are to pay for the consumption of electricity. The new price regimes are coming against the backdrop of efforts by the Federal Government to…
SON ready to curtail substandard goods
A retreat designed to equip the Standards Organization of Nigeria, SON, with effective leadership skills to strengthen its performance in a competitive environment is to open in Calabar, the Cross River State capital next week. It will last four days. A statement issued by the…
Nigerians to pay some more for fuel
The pump price of petrol has been jerked up by the Federal Government. Also jerked up is the tariff that Nigerians are to pay for the consumption of electricity. The new price regimes are coming against the backdrop of efforts by the Federal Government to…
Okorocha, Uzodinnma in battle of wit
Senator Rochas Okorocha has predicted that the administration of Governor Hope Uzodinnma of Imo State may end in chaos if utmost care is not taken. Okorocha who gave this hint was addressing some of his supporters moments after the face-off between the Governor and himself…
Update: Covid-19, RSG seeks police help
The Rivers State Government has officially asked for the support of law enforcement agents in enforcing the use of face masks. The State Government, authoritative sources say, is greatly worried by the escalation of Covid related infections. It is doubtful if medical facilities in the…
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Bayern’s ceaseless goal hunt rips Barca apart
Bayern Munich, Germany’s soccer ambassadors, have shot into the semis of the Euro Championships, thus keeping their hunt for a treble this season on course Against Bayern in a match played a while ago, Barca fell completely apart, conceding scandalously cheap goals as the German…
How Liverpool crashed out of Europe by Ogbonna Nwuke
Reigning European champions have crashed out of the European championship. They were forced out of the race by Athletico Madrid Wednesday night. Athletico had beaten the Reds in the first leg played in Spain by a lone goal, a goal margin which gave rise to…
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