Category: Society

There Are Brighter Days Ahead, Says Igbuya

By Njamanze Fidel Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Ovwigho Igbuya has advised politicians to jettison selfish interest and think more of what they could do for the country. Igbuya who urged elected and appointed officials to see the occasion of the country’s 55th independence as reminder of their obligation to develop the people, also…

Work Begins At Ekiti Airport Site

Ekiti State Government has commenced clearing works at the proposed airport site in Aso Ayegunle Village of Ado Ekiti. On Friday, October 2, 2015, Commissioner for Works in the state, Kayode Oso, led a team from his Ministry to the site around 9:30am. Not less than five bulldozers stationed at Aso Ayegunle swung into action…

Hajj Stampede: Lagos Lawmaker Still Missing

Reports reaching us show that contrary to the official report by the Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board that no casualty was recorded among the pilgrims from the state in the stampede that occurred in Mina, on the way to Jamarat, where many pilgrims died, one of the pilgrims, Adeola Maurufudeen Adefolabi, is still missing.…

How Police Terrorise Egbeda, Shasha Residents

Some residents of Egbeda and its environs have cried to authorities to come to their aids over the constant harassment they suffer in the hands of men of the Nigeria Police, who don’t respect their fundamental human rights. These residents, in a recent report published by Punch, urged the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase,…

Sapele Leaders Laud Okowa, Igbuya

Support for the Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, mounted on Saturday as prominent Sapele political leaders lauded his leadership qualities, saying he is running a government based on honesty and fairness. The leaders also praised the Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Ovwigho Igbuya for his contributions to the development of Sapele. “The contributions of…

Obasa Mourns Nation Newspaper Editor

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has commiserated with the management and staff of the Nation newspaper over the death of one of its Assistant Editor, Dada Aladelokun. Aladelokun, Assistant Editor and Head of the City Beat desk of the Nation newspaper, died early Friday, September 25, 2015 after a brief…

Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the April general elections in Rivers State, Dakuku Adol Peterside has condemned, in very strong terms, recent attacks and killings at Oyorokoto fishing settlement in Andoni Local Government Area by unknown gunmen. In a press release issued Friday, Peterside, decried the spate of repeated attacks on…