Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has ordered investigation into the activities of a Chinese firm, Golden Tripod Limited (GTL), manufacturing vehicle parts including brake shoes along Ikot Ekpene road, and its immediate relocation to the Ibom Industrial Park in Itam, Itu local government area. The Governor gave the order while flagging off the construction of a 2.2Km Tabernacle Road project, off Ikot Ekpene road, traversing Itu and Uyo LGAs. The relocation order could...

The Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, has solicited the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to establish an e-library and entrepreneurship training centres in higher education institutions across the state. The governor, who made the plea in Abuja on Friday during a visit to the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, noted that the establishment of the centres would serve as a training spot for youths to become self-employed.” Governor Kefas while commending TETFund for...

The bodies of 20 deceased Nigerian Armed Forces personnel killed in action and in the recent crash of the Nigerian Air Force MI-171E Helicopter in Niger were laid to rest at the National Military Cemetery Abuja in line with military tradition. The burial ceremony of the deceased personnel is a mark of honour for their gallantry and sacrifice in defense of the nation. Some of the fallen heroes had since been buried in other locations,...

Anambra State Police Commissioner, CP Aderemi Adeoye has vowed that in the days ahead, there will be mass arrest of cultists in the state capital, Awka. There have been a massive rise in cult activities in Awka recently, with cultists killing members of rival groups, almost on a daily basis. The state capital has also witnessed the beheading on a known cultist in the town by members of a rival group. But the state police...

Responding to resident’s cry over meter tampering by petrol stations in the state, the Enugu State Commissioner for Special Duties Emeka Ajogwu paid an unscheduled visit to 14 petrol stations within Enugu metropolis on Thursday to check their meters for possible tampering. All stations including the major distributing stations visited had adjusted their meters thereby shortchanging the masses; Speaking to newsmen on findings, Ajogwu expressed deep concern at the hardship citizens are experiencing in the...

Amidst the crisis in the national office of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over regional slots in the National Working Committee (NWC), Hon. Abdullahi Bello, Kogi State Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked rumour that Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has conceded. the region’s  position, that is the Deputy National Publicity Secretary. In a press statement on Friday, Bello said, “The purported compromise being circulated by enemies of the All Progressives Congress in Kogi...

Comrade Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has charged the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to  probe the authorities of Chicago State University for refusal to release relevant academic records of Bola Tinubu. Frank who made this request in a statement in Abuja on Friday said that the probe has become necessary to determine the authenticity of the certificates offered to Americans who...