US calls for Israel to spare Beirut airport
The United States warned Israel on Monday not to attack Beirut airport or the roads leading to it, as the Israeli army carried out intensive strikes against Hezbollah in the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs.
BNC wants Britain to return stolen Benin artefacts
THE Benin National Congress (BNC), a socio-cultural organization in Edo State, has appealed to President Umaru Yar’Adua to prevail on the British authorities to repatriate stolen Benin artefacts estimated at over five billion pounds.
Speaker decries Oshiomhole’s alleged failure to implement House resolutions
THE Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. Zakawanu Garuba, yesterday, lamented what he described as alleged persistent failure of the Governor Adams Oshiomhole-led state executive to implement resolutions of the House.
Adiotomre asks FG to declare state of devt emergency in N-Delta
Government should declare developmental emergency in the Niger Delta. Let’s face the Niger Delta like they faced Abuja.
NAPEP tricycle operators hail Chime on lifting of ban
ENUGU—THE Enugu State Coordinator of National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP), Mr. Hycienth Ngwu, has commended Governor Sullivan Chime for lifting the ban imposed on the commercial tricycle operators known as “KEKE Napep†from operating in some parts of the state capital.
Tompolo’s aide denies existence of militants backers’ list
Speaking to Vanguard, he said, “Even me, I am surprised that they are saying that they recovered a list of backers or sponsors of Camp 5, that is not true, it is all lies, there is nothing like that, they are just saying it to scare some people from making the comments they would want to make about the ongoing operation of the task forceâ€.
