Calm Returns To Peremabiri Community As Bayelsa Govt. Intervenes
Calm has finally been restored to Peremabiri Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, following the intervention of the government after a period of violence in the past week. Some yet to be...
New Year: Gov. Akeredolu Grants Amnesty To 11 Inmates
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has granted amnesty to 11 inmates serving various jail terms in correctional centres in the state to mark the beginning of 2021. Mr. Olusegun Ajiboye, Chief Press Secretary to...
Owan West Rolls Out Mobile Healthcare Scheme For the Elderly
Chairman of Owan West Council in Edo State, Hon Frank Ilaboya says the elderly in the council would from January enjoy a mobile healthcare program. The Council Boss announced this when he hosted the elderly...
COVID-19: Edo Govt. Urges Protection Of the Elderly
Edo Government on Monday urged residents in the state to ensure they protected the elderly, adjudged most vulnerable to COVID-19, following the outbreak of a second wave of the pandemic. The Secretary to the State...
4 Killed In Rival Cult Shootout In Bayelsa Community
The Police Command in Bayelsa on Monday said four members of rival cult groups died in a shootout at a wake in the early hours of Monday. Mr. Asinim Butswat, a Superintendent of Police and...
Wike To Impose Stringent Measures To Curb Spread Of COVID-19
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says he will re-impose lockdown beginning from January as the number of coronavirus cases surge in the State. He gave hint of imminent second phase of lockdown amid...
Okowa Launches ‘Operation Delta Hawk’ To Combat Violent Crime
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state on Thursday inaugurated the state security outfit, “Operation Delta Hawk,” with a charge to ensure success and safer state. Speaking at the event in Asaba, Okowa said the outfit...
Delta To Construct Orere Bridge In 2021
Delta Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that the state government will embark on the construction of Orere bridge in Ughelli South Council Area in 2021. Okowa disclosed this on Sunday at the thanksgiving service...
Ogoni Stakeholders Happy Over Sack Of HYPREP Project Coordinator
Stakeholders from Ogoni in Rivers State have been reacting to the sack of the former project coordinator of the hydrocarbon pollution remediation project, Dr. Marvin Dekil. Reacting to this development, the Movement for the Survival...
Bayelsa Schools To Re-Open For Third Term On November 16
The Bayelsa State government has directed all public and private schools to resume academic activities for the third term on Monday, November 16 about one month after closure. The Commissioner for Education, Gentle Emelah, issued...
Cross River Needs N5bn To Fix Vandalised Centre- Gov. Ayade
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River says the state will require N5 billion to repair the Calabar International Conference Centre (CICC) vandalised by hoodlums.
Ayade made this known on Monday, while reaffirming the curfew imposed...
#EndSARS: PDP Suspends Political, Electioneering Activities
The General Manager of Edo Waste Management Board, Mr. Charles Imariagbe, says the state government has embarked on a clean-up exercise across the city after the #EndSARS protest.
Imariagbe who monitored the clean-up exercises in...
COVID-19: Okowa Calls For Sustainable Health Financing In Nigeria
Delta Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has called for the adoption and implementation of a viable and sustainable healthcare financing programme for states in the country. He made this call on Thursday at the 40th Annual...