Customs seizes N468m contraband

Some of the seized items.   ‘Jala said that between September and December, the unit seized 60 contrabands worth N468,341,430 with Duty Paid Value (DPV)’   By Ahmed Ahmed   The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operation Unit (FOU) Zone D Bauchi has intercepted contraband goods worth over N468,341,430 with Duty Paid Value (DPV) in […]

Have a rethink, Umahi advises Biafra agitators

Governor Umahi   ‘If Biafra is to start killing people that have done nothing and start declaring sit-at-home; we have destroyed the environment for no reason’    By Nweze Anaga, Abakaliki   Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has called on Biafra agitators to have a rethink over insecurity in the South-East, Nigeria. He made […]

Photo: Ooni of Ife attends Uzodimma’s birthday

  The Ooni of Ife, HRM Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, presents a gift to Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State at the latter’s 64th birthday dinner which took place at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Owerri… Monday.

My greatest legacies, by Umahi

Governor Dave Umahi    ‘I will complete all projects before exiting office’   By Nweze Anaga, Abakaliki   Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has said that one of the greatest achievements of his administration was those he shifted from politics to business class to add more value to the society. He also pledged to […]

Why pensioners disrupted swearing-in of LG chairmen in Niger

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello (file ‘Pensioners demand payment of entitlement’   Pensioners in Niger State yesterday barricaded entrance gate into Government House, chanting anti-APC administration songs. They also appealed to the state governor, Alhaji Abubarkar Sani Bello to pay their entitlements before vacating office. Apparently to forestall possible breakdown of law and order, the state […]

How gunmen shutdown Ebonyi markets, schools, banks, shops

Gunmen (file photo)   ‘When contacted for his reaction over the rising tension in the state, the Commissioner for Police in Ebonyi State, CP Garba Aliyu, debunked the situation, saying that there was no attack anywhere in the state’   By Nweze Anaga, Abakaliki   Residents of Ebonyi State are now sleeping with their eyes […]