By Monsur Olowoopejo

LAGOS — THE Lagos State government has declared that the monthly environmental sanitation exercise will take place tomorrow as against the rumour making the round that the exercise had been cancelled because of the Christmas celebration.

However, tanker drivers have been exempted from restriction of movement. The exercise takes place between the [...]

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has finally filed an appeal at the Benin Appeal Court against the judgment of Justice Marcel Awokulehin on Chief James Ibori at the Asaba Federal High Court, recently.

*Ask Nigerians to embrace peace at Christmas

By Emmanuel Aziken & Daniel Idonor

ABUJA—The Vice-President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and the National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor

have called on Nigerians not to relent in prayers for the quick recovery of President Umaru Yar’Adua and also seize the opportunity of the [...]

By Evelyn Usman

LAGOS—The Police have denied speculations that the suspect in Tuesday’s bomb explosion at ‘Logemo House,’ on Ikorodu Road, in the Onipanu area of Lagos metropolis, has died.

Rather, the suspect, who according to the Lagos State Police Command was discovered to be the messenger of the explosive device, is still under-going [...]

By Peter Duru

MAKURDI — The Benue State Government has ordered the immediate sack of the rector of the state-owned College of Advanced and Professional Studies, CAPS, Makurdi, Mrs. Magdalene Damkor Ikpa, alongside other management staff of the institution.

The state government took the decision, Tuesday, at the end of the State Executive Council meeting [...]

By Peter Duru

MAKURDI — The Nigerian High Commissioner to Canada, Prof Iorwuese Hagher, has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of priority, declare a state of national emergency in the nation’s education sector to check steep slide that has bedevilled the sector in recent time.

Speaking with newsmen in [...]

By Anayo Okoli

SENATOR Joy Emodi representing Anambra North Senatorial district has called on the people of Anambra State, particularly her constituents to be vigilant when voting in the coming governorship election in the state in February, 2010.

According to Senator Emodi, 2010 will be a critical time for the people of Anambra State. To [...]

By Ise-Oluwa Ige

ABUJA—Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Chief O C J Okocha, SAN, yesterday warned that the nation might be heading towards a grave constitutional crisis and total collapse if the health problem of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua is not properly handled by relevant authourities.

President Yar’Adua was flown out of [...]

By Umar Yusuf

YOLA —  Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State has presented the budget proposal N67,462,945,510.00 to the state House of Assembly for its services for  the 2010 fiscal year. Of  the amount, N26,952200,785.00 would be from the statutory allocation.

Nyako, who made the presentation on Wednesday said N20,618,996,955.00 would be derived from capital [...]