The Head of Service, Alhaji Dabarako Mohammed, made this known in Ilorin at a news conference to mark the 2009 civil service week.

The Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board in Gombe State has announced fares for this year’s hajj, which indicate a slight increase of between three and 15 per cent.

National Chairman of the PPA, Mr Clement Ebri, told a delegation from Gombe State, which paid him a solidarity visit in respect of the defection of Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State to the PDP, that Yar’Adua was not honest in his Rule of Law mantra.

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has absolved Access Bank of violating any regulatory laws on foreign exchange.

By Onochie Anibeze More facts are emerging on the N8.2 billion that the Federal Government approved to upgrade the facilities of Nigeria Television Authority, NTA, to enable them to broadcast the FIFA U-17 World Cup competition from October this year. The facts are that lies have been told and the government misinformed on the need […]

Outpouring of disaffection against the omnibus Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), continued at the Senate public hearing yesterday even as the major oil producers warned that their plans to invest $95 billion in the sector over the next five years could be derailed by the provisions of the proposed law.

They faulted insinuations about the authenticity of Mr. Idehen’s educational qualifications and asked critics of Idehen to go back to thorough investigations and jettison sentiments.

APPARENTLY in a last ditch effort to end the political crisis rocking Ogun State, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday reinstated the Alhaji Sule Onabiyi-led State Elders Council which was suspended on September 15 last year.

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo State has threatened to withdraw its officials, if any violence erupts during the re-run elections into the two vacant seats in the State House of Assembly.

He told the court that the extradition process had become impossible because of the request by the London Crown Court that Justice Awokolehim should enter an undertaking on behalf of the accused person, Ms Udoamaka Okoronkwo.

THE animosity between the Aworis and Owu, two ethnic comunities in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, was yesterday renewed as no fewer that 10 houses were razed down by fire following another clash.

Former Bafana Bafana striker, Shaun Bartlett, has said that he would be shocked to his bones should the Super Eagles miss out on a place at the 2010 World Cup holding in South Africa.|

THE Contract Review Committee set up by the Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko to look into contracts awarded by his predecessor, Dr Olusegun Agagu’s administration yesterday submitted its report that contracts awarded between 2003 and 2009 failed to follow due process.

He stated that for the amnesty to succeed, the Federal Government should make the states of the region set up their respective State Oil Commissions (SOC) with 50% of their 13% oil derivation allocated to them for their funding and advised that these State Oil Commissions which funding should be paid directly from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation .

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has warned against illegal training of Air Traffic Controllers and other technical personnel by some state governments, saying the trend was a threat to Nigeria’s aviation security.