BY GODWIN OBI The war against insecurity in the country took a dramatic turn, yesterday, with Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State accusing some agencies of the Federal Government of engaging in secret talks with bandits. Tasking the Federal Government on clarification of the issue, Lawal said reports indicated thatContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Monday charged the Federal Government to concession federal roads passing through states to state governments. He said this had become necessary to guarantee roads lifespans as, according to him: “the current roads maintenance model has failed woefully.’’ Mbah made hisContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government has recorded 11,587 suspected cases of diphtheria in the country with 7,202 confirmed cases from 105 local government areas (LGAs) in 18 states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This was disclosed on Monday in an update on the diphtheria outbreak published by theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Just like it did with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal has dismissed the petition of the Labour Party (LP) candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. Justice Arum Ashom who read the unanimous judgment late Monday held that the petition is devoid of merit. InContinue Reading