Metro

A HANGING bridge at Ikem in Isi-Uzo Local Council of Enugu State collapsed yesterday.

FOR the people of Okpai in Ndokwa East, Local Council of Delta State, the death of an 11-year-old girl who got drowned in the flood that is presently ravaging some parts of the state yesterday seems to be a painful reminder of the flood which ravaged the community three years ago.

HOTEL owners in Warri and environ, under the aegis of the Hoteliers Association of Delta State, have expressed worries over the high electricity tariff from the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) and the alleged illegal levies by local government and government agencies.

ACTIVITIES marking this year’s Disciple’s Week, Day of His Calling and anniversary celebration of New Life In Christ Covenant Gospel Church (Garden of Success) holds on Saturday October 10, 2015 from 5:00pm till dawn. Venue is Anuoluwapo Street, Opposite Gladys Nursery/Primary School, Alapere, Ketu, Lagos. Themed: “Grace Upon Grace,” the host, prophet Nsechrist Job said…

FOR seven years, total darkness was over the deep surface of Issele-Uku, headquarters of Aniocha North Local Council of DeltaState. Just as God commanded when he said let there be light, there was light in the community recently. What a bright and sunny light it was after a long and tortuous journey by locals in…

THE Principal Consultant of Codub, Mr. Chidi Umeano has said that no single project contact should be executed without a 10-year maintenance plan in place. Speaking in Lagos at a press briefing to announce the 2015 Asset and Waste Management Summit slated for November 3 to November 4, 2015, Umeano stated that the monumental losses…

WHILE powerful global leaders including the Presidents of the USA, Russia and China made headlines in New York during the UN General Assembly session in trying to find elusive solutions to the worlds conflict zones, other activities were going on simultaneously focusing on lesser known potential conflicts brewing across the world.

FOR having a hand in the kidnap of one Mrs. Ighowoh Yavbiere and four of her children, including her three weeks old baby in Asaba, four persons escaped the hangman’s noose.The offence of kidnapping attracts death penalty in Delta State. They were, however, sentenced to a total of 67 years imprisonment with hard labour by a Delta State High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State yesterday.

DESPITE efforts by government and security outfits to stem the tide of “baby factories” in Enugu State, agents of the illicit business are now changing their mode of operation to evade authorities and maintain the flourishing “business.”

AFTER 28 days of the last sea surge, which endangered lives and destroyed property worth millions of naira in Aiyetoro Community, Ilaje Local Council of Ondo State, a deadlier incursion has ravaged the entire coastal line of the riverine area.

THE United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has sunk seven motorised boreholes and over 300 hand pumps for various communities in Oju Local Council area of Benue State.

OPPOSITION parties in Abia State have condemned the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for its failure to conduct election into the 17 Local Government Areas in the state, in the last seven years.