Doctors back down on planned strike action
BY SOLA OGUNDIPE EVEN as the Nigerian Medical Association has backed down on the threatened strike action following personal intervention by Vice President Goodluck Jonathan at the instance of the Health Minister, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, the effect of the on-going medical and health workers’ strike remained palpable. The NMA met yesterday to shelve the proposed […]
Yar‘Adua has no alternative but to perform – Cairo Ojugboh PLO (Senate)
The National Assembly has a self cleansing mechanism and there are plenty of people with such accusations and in any case it is just mere accusation until proven in the court nobody can do anything about it and you cannot blame the president for that.
Niger govt never paid salary to teachers of IBB’s schools…Afegbua
Until few days ago, Prince Kassim Afegbua, the Acting National Chairman of National Democratic Party, NDP, was the Chief Press    Secretary to the Edo State Governor, Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole.
NBA condemns favouritism in appointment of judges
NBA in a communique at the end of its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, also condemned the harassment of legal practitioners by the Police and other security agencies by way of unlawful arrest on trumped up charges on matters arising in the course of the performance of their lawful duties in court.
Mark threatens Sosoliso, ADC airlines
Senate President, David Mark, yesterday recommended very stiff sanctions on owners of Sosoliso and ADC Airlines for failing to pay full compensations to families of victims of their crashed airliners in 2005 and 2006 respectively.
Amnesty: FG declares N20,000 monthly stipend for repentant militants
Repentant Niger Delta militants are to receive a monthly stipend of N20,000 from the Federal Government which is also setting aside a daily provision of N1,500 to feed each of them during the re-integration process.
