YEAR 2011 saw two Senate terms; it was the twilight year of the Sixth Senate as well as the year of birth of the Seventh Senate. The year, which was also heralded by general elections in the country witnessed a flurry of legislative activities.
Nigeria coach, Stephen Keshi has said he did not have a magic wand to turn the national team around under one month, but remained hopeful that the work he and other members of the technical crew were doing would soon bear fruits.
The last appears not to have been heard about the on-going health workers’ strike which has shut down essential healthcare services at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH,Idi-Araba.
The year 2011 may not be markedly different from the immediate previous ones in respect of education. Most of 2011 can be regarded as disappointing in education virtually at all levels- primary, basic and tertiary.
Ogale is an oil-rich community in Eleme, the Local Government Area of Rivers State where oil was first discovered in the country. Ogale people are mainly farmers but oil spillage due to pipeline vandalism, especially the one that occurred in 2009, and the attendant water pollution, has robbed them of their source of livelihood.
OPERATORS in the maritime industry have expressed varied opinion on the recent budget proposal presented to the National Assembly by President Goodluck Jonathan as it affects the industry.
I HAVE reflected very much on diversity and the essential unity of our humanity in the past 24 four hours. Television images from home have been very disturbing. The tragic and unacceptable killings of people worshipping during this season of goodwill have triggered my stroll on the shores of hindsight.
Going by the reason of its creation, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has taken culture and sport as majors unifying factors to further enhance the noble objective of the scheme.
IMAGINE a city so incensed with the ineptitude of its police that it fires the entire lot? That was what Veracruz, a city in Mexico did, when it thought its police was not working. It sacked its 800 policemen and the 300 administrative staff.
