Parliamentarian Toye Farounbi took it up from there by making a strong case for June 12 instead of May 29 to be recognised as the real Democracy Day. “Nobody can take away the importance of June 12 in this country. That is why I praise the efforts of those who make sure it’s remembered every year.

Nigerians from all walks of life have been urged to enlist as voluntary blood donors in support of the drive for blood safety and sufficiency in he country. Minister of Health, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin who made the plea in Abuja Last week said the move would avert the higher risk of transmission of infections from blood and blood products obtained from paid donors.

“We fired into the air to disperse the vandals, but this started a stampede which eventually led to the explosion. At least between 25 and 30 persons must have died,” he claimed.

By Abdulwahab Abdulah LAGOS — The State, prosecuting Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former CSO to late Gen. Sani Abacha and three others, yesterday, lost in its bid to prove that the accused persons’ statements were confessional as an Ikeja High Court  rejected the alleged confessional statements of the defendants tendered by the prosecution.

By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA— Factional Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh has written the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Chief Michael Aondoakaa (SAN) over the alleged mischievous roles being played by INEC boss, Prof Maurice Iwu, to destroy the lawful leadership structure of his party in order to weaken […]

Following last week’s violent attack on the Joint Task Force by suspected militants in which four persons, among them a community leader was killed, residents of Letugbene, a coastal settlement in the Bayelsa West Senatorial District have fled their homes.

The Nigerian military order could become so quickly the predominant agency power after the emergence of Nigeria as an independent country because Nigeria existed within the context of transition of change in the British Colonial Empire.

By Bose Adebayo A commercial bus took off from Oshodi heading for Tollgate. On getting to Ikeja, it was stopped by met a team of police men who demanded for the usual N100 settlement, from the driver who promptly paid. This was repeated when the bus approached Abule-Egba as the driver once again parted with […]

On the maternity leave for women in the federal public service, a member of the government delegation to the 98th International Labour Conference holding in Geneva, Mrs. Theresa Braimah, confirmed this while speaking during a session on Gender Equality.

Concerned Nigerians at a 2 -day Consultative meeting of Media Concern Initiative for Women and Children (MEDIACON) in Lagos have raised alarm over the rising increase in child sexual abuse in the country, lamenting that most of the offenders go unpunished due to inadequate time frame for prosecution.

Meanwhile, due to the high demand for shopping malls in the highbrow Ikoyi and Victoria Island axis, UPDC has decided to overhauled its initial plan to build a multi-billion Naira Victoria Mall Plaza in the area.

Also sworn in yesterday was the newly-appointed board member of the State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Mr. Gbesimi Akperi, who thanked the governor for the opportunity given him to serve and promised he would do his utmost best in discharging his duty credibly.

If recent moves by donor agencies to reduce its funding for HIV and AIDS treatment for People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in the country are something to go by, Nigeria may stand the chance of losing not less than 250,000 PLHIVs on anti retro viral treatment in the next few years.

By Tordue Salem ABUJA — A Bill seeking to repeal the Nigerian Ports Act of 1993 is underway. The Bill is sponsored by the Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi-led House of Representatives Committee on Marine Transport. The Bill titled: Nigerian Ports Authority Act (Amendment) Bill, is slated for public hearing from June 17-18.

Perhaps it is even time to question the euphoria that has followed what may seem like the exaggerated importance of the mere rap on the offending wrist of oil multinational, Shell, by the American court that heard the suit brought by the families of the slain Ogoni activists.