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By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Friday, 17 July, joined other well-meaning Nigerians in celebrating former Minister of Power, Professor Bart Nnaji, on his 70th birthday, commending the Professor of Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing for coming home to impact the nation. Mbah said Nnaji's decision to return home was the real defining chapter of his life. He added that his administration was committed to building an Enugu State where young people could imagine their future and actualise their potential without necessarily having to leave the country physically. The governor spoke at the International Conference…

By Tony Ezimakor, Abuja, and Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Federal Government on Friday, 17 July, charged three suspects, Abdulrazak Umar (a.k.a. Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa (a.k.a. Yunusa bin Musa), and Shamsu Adamu Sani (a.k.a. Abu Itisar), over the recent kidnap of children and teachers of a school in OriIre Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State. The 10-count charge filed before the Federal High Court, Abuja, by the Department of State Service (DSS), borders on terrorism, kidnapping, concealment, incitement and illegal mining. The three defendants, who hail from Suleja LGA of Niger State, are alleged to have conspired with one…

By our reporter Business activities and vehicular movement were paralyzed following heavy rainfall on Thursday morning (today) which triggered flooding across several communities in Karu Local Government Area (LGA) of Nasarawa State. The downpour, which lasted about one and half hours, left many roads, such as the under construction, multi-lane Mararaba section of the busy Abuja-Keffi Expressway, water-logged. Also affected by flooding were communities such as Kabayi, Mararaba market axis close to the expressway, One Man Village, Gwandara, Sharp Corner, Building Materials Market, Checking Point and parts of Nyanya, where commuters and motorists experienced significant delays in movement. Our correspondent…

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By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan More condemnation has come for Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde's call on the United Nations (UN) to beam its independent searchlight on the Oriire kidnap saga as the state branch of opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State flayed him over the call. Yesterday, the governor, after receiving the kidnapped pupils and teachers, released by the military from the kidnappers' den, smelt a rat and believing all was not entirely right in the circumstances of the kidnap, urged the UN and international human rights groups to investigate the incident which occurred in Oriire Local Government…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Apparently smelling a rat in the entire Oriire pupils and teachers kidnap saga, Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has taken his suspicions to the United Nations (UN), calling on the world body and international human rights organisations to investigate the abductions. The abductees were packed into the Old Oyo National Park bush on 15 May, but they were eventually rescued by combined security efforts on 7 July. The governor called for the UN and international bodies' investigation into the matter while speaking during a broadcast after receiving the rescued pupils and their teachers in his…