Over 200 archers drawn from across the country are participating in the second phase of the 2019 Nigeria Archery Federation’s coaching and officiating workshop, which started on Monday and will end on May 4 at the Package 'B' of the National Stadium, Abuja. Among the participating states are Delta, Plateau, Niger, Kogi, Benue, Lagos, Oyo,…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it has confirmed 16 new cases of Lassa fever from five states in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this in Abuja on Saturday ,while given an update about the disease and effort by the centre. He said that the 16…

Several elected governors and state lawmakers have been presented Certificate of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Delta State Governor-elect Ifeanyi Okowa alongside his deputy, Kingsley Otuaro were issued their Certificate of Return by the National Commissioner of INEC, Dr Mohammed Lecky, at INEC office in Delta State on Wednesday. Okowa commended Deltans,…

The Delta State Government has vowed to clampdown on self-styled traditional rulers in kingdoms not recognised by the state government. The Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa gave the warning yesterday, while playing host to the chairman and members of the Delta State Council of Traditional Rulers in Asaba. He said government will not tolerate acts…

The management of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has begun enumeration programme in its franchise areas of Edo, Delta, Ekiti and Ondo. This was contained in a statement signed by the Chief Transformation and Strategic Officer of BEDC in Benin, Mr. Ernest Edgar. The statement said the exercise was in compliance with the directive…

How much our public schools are not yet primed for the production of the geniuses and patriots of the future is often borne out by the insalubrious developments in them that have become their regular features. This is not a blight that is peculiar to the public tertiary educational institutions. Their sad fate roils the…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N27.46 billion as intervention fund to states affected by conflicts and insecurity, with many displaced from their homes and some living in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. Governor of Kebbi State and vice chairman of National Food Security Council (NFSC), Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen yesterday…

Out of the total mobile subscriptions connected for voice services in Nigeria as at the end of 2018, states in the south west region including Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo had 51.7 million subscribers, amounting to 30.3 per cent. Statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) put Nigeria’s active voice subscriptions as…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 23 new cases of Lassa fever that were recorded between Feb. 18 and Feb. 24. NCDC’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Ihekweazu said that 1,279 suspected cases had been reported from 32 states and…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has said that all hope is not lost, in spite of the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of Saturday’s election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Atiku in an earlier statement on…

Non availability of ink has delayed accreditation and voting for over four hours in some polling units in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Are of Delta, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. As at 12.noon, the exercise had yet to commence in Ward 3 Ogwashi-Uku where an INEC ad hoc staff, who gave her…

Dr Cyril Omorogbe, INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Delta, has blamed the delay in commencement of voting in some parts of the state on late arrival of result sheets. The REC who disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in Asaba, noted that some materials, particularly the result sheets arrived the Central Bank of Nigeria…