The Benue State Police Command has recovered a newborn baby abandoned in a bush near the Gboko General Hospital. The Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ezeala, confirmed the recovery to the News Agency of Nigeria in Makurdi on Friday. Mr. Ezeala said that the child was picked by a ‘Good Samaritan’, who handed the baby to the police. “This baby was found around 3 a.m., this morning in a bush near the hospital by a passer-by who heard it crying and went for its rescue. “The police swung into action immediately and arrested the mother of the child who gave…
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FESTUS ODIMEGWU, EX-NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION (NPC) CHAIRMAN President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday accepted the resignation of Eze Festus Odimegwu as the Chairman of National Population Commission (NPC), a statement said on Thursday. The statement, issued signed by Mr Sam Nwaobasi, the Special Assistant (Media) to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said that in Odimegwu’s place, Dr Sam Ahaiwe, the Commissioner Representing Abia on the commission as acting chairman. “His Excellency, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, President, has accepted the resignation of Eze Festus Odimegwu as Chairman of the National Population Commission with effect from Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013,’’ the…
FILE PHOTO Mr Umar Atiku, Adamawa Commissioner of Works said on Thursday that the state government had approved a total of N2.6 billion for the reconstruction of Jimeta to Yola highway. Atiku told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola, that the project would cover two major roads in the state capital. He said among the roads to be reconstructed included Police round-about to Karewa junction and Army Barracks junction to Yola town. He said contract in respect of the project, was awarded to PW Nigeria Construction Limited, and would soon start as the rainy season was over. He added that the project…
GOV. SULLIVAN CHIME OF ENUGU STATE (L) WITH ALGON ENUGU STATE CHAPTER CHAIRMAN, MR NWABUEZE OKAFOR, AT THE LAUNCH OF PDP ENUGU STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA RALLY IN ENUGU ON THURSDAY The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State on Thursday began its campaign for the state’s Nov. 2 council elections. Handing over the party’s flag to the various candidates in Enugu, Gov. Sullivan Chime urged them to strive to replicate the dividends of democracy in their council areas. Chime, who lamented the inability of many states to conduct council elections, said the state had complied with the constitutional provisions.…
GOV. JONAH JANG SIGNING THE CONDOLENCE REGISTER Plateau House of Assembly on Friday called on the state government to immortalise the late Chief Solomon Lar who died in the U.S. Lar, the pioneer National Chairman of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), was a two time governor of the state and a former minister of Police Affairs. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Lar who hailed from Lantang South local government in Plateau died in a U.S. hospital on Oct. 9. The Deputy Speaker, Mrs Joyce Ramnap, (PDP- Lantang South), in a motion called for the immortalization of Lar, who she said championed democracy…
MR. SHEM OBAFAIYE Mr Shem Obafaiye, the Oyo State Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), says the command has arrested three of the six suspected leaders behind pipeline vandalism in the state. Obafaiye said this on Thursday at the command’s headquarters in Ibadan while parading a 35-year-old driver arrested for oil pipeline vandalism. Acknowledging that the fight against vandalism was tough, Obafaiye said the commitment of the NSCDC was to sustain the campaign. “The command has been able to arrest three out of the six barons we have identified to be the brains behind vandalism in the state. “We will…
Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has urged intending Christian pilgrims from the state to pray for the peace, progress and development of the country. Mr Kola Ademujimi, the Chief of Staff at the Government House, who represented the governor, said this on Thursday in Akure during an orientation lecture for 2013 Christian pilgrims. “Please remember that you are going there for spiritual empowerment and not for jamboree or an avenue for tourism or any business transaction. “Therefore, pray for the peace, progress and development of Nigeria so that God should put an end to…
Michael Schumacher was skiing at a moderate pace at the moment of the accident which has left him in coma, news magazine Der Spiegel reported on its website Saturday, citing a video filmed by a German witness. The witness, a 35-year-old steward, said…
US Secretary of State John Kerry is to fly to Jordan and Saudi Arabia Sunday seeking backing for his plans for Middle East peace, after insisting he has made progress. After a second meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in the West Bank, Kerry…
US icebreaker Polar Star was Sunday set to sail for the Antarctic to assist a Russian vessel trapped in heavy ice and a Chinese ship which went to its aid, officials said. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said the US Coast Guard had accepted…