By Emma Ovuakporie

Abuja – Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Maurice Iwu has described the recently concluded Akoko-Edo House of Assembly re-run election  in Edo State as a show of shame as it was marred by violence and thuggery.

In his words: “Political violence is one of the major problems militating against [...]

By Vincent Ujumadu

Awka -For  the second day running, banks in Awka, the capital of Anambra state, yesterday shut their gates against customers, apparently due to the frequent robbery incidents in the state. It was about the fifth time the banks refused to operate in the town this year, after robbery operation and on each [...]

Minna – Niger State Governor, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu has said that the recent cleansing in the banking sector by the new Central Bank Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido is an eye-opener, that most banks are rotten and needed sanitisation.

Edo State government yesterday in Benin expressed grave concern over what it described a misleading statement from the Inspector- General of Police, Mr. Ogbonna Onovo, on the purported arrest of political thugs in the state during the re-run election of Akoko-Edo 1 state Constituency into the House of Assembly.

By Emeka Mamah

Kaduna -  Nigeria Brewery Plc has donated a block of four classrooms with a principal’s office to Government Junior Secondary School, Makera, Kakuri, Kaduna.

The brewery giant also promised to continue to support laudable initiatives of government that are of immense benefit to the people.

Brewery Manager, Mrs Ethel Nwoke, who spoke [...]

By Tony Edike

Enugu – A member of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), Chief Sam Nkire, yesterday, asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop distracting Governor Theodore Orji of Abia state from doing his work for the people of the state.

Chief Nkire, who made the call when [...]

Abuja – The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Idris Kutigi, said Wednesday in Abuja that every judge must aspire to become incorruptible.

He made the remark while swearing-in three new Federal High Court Judges — Justices Emmanuel Obile, Joseph Chukwujekwu and Donatus Uwaezuoke.

Kutigi said although all the judges of the Federal High Court [...]

THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given 21 days ultimatum to the Ogun State government to remit workers’ pension fund to the designated Pension Fund Administrators (PFA) or face a showdown with the state workers.

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri

Abuja – The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, yesterday, swore in three new Judges for the Federal High Court. The three newly appointed high court Judges sworn in yesterday are Mr Emmanuel Adema Obile, Mr Chukwujekwu Joseph Aneke and Mr Donatus Uwaezuoke Okorowo.

While performing the swearing-in ceremony in [...]

The uneven salary increase in the take home pay of the academic and non academic staff of Nigerian universities proposed by Gamaliel Onosode led committee may have pitched him against some workers of the University of Ibadan.