By Tony Edike ENUGU – THE acclaimed godfather of Anambra politics and member, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Chris Uba, has instituted a legal action against some members of state and National Assembly from Anambra State over a malicious publication which allegedly destroyed his reputation claiming N4 billion as general […]

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin – Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has tasked the Federal Government to consider 70 years as compulsory retirement age for teachers and non teachers in the education sector in parity with what applies to the professors. This, among other key issues, formed the resolutions adopted at the […]

By Ola Ajayi & Akinwunmi Bello IBADAN-THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the threat by the government to enforce “no work, no pay” rule on the striking members of the Non Academic Staff Union is a flagrant abuse of power. This was stated by the Deputy President of NLC, Comrade Peters Adeyemi while addressing […]

BUJA – PRINCE  Samuel Kolawole Kayode, father of the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode (SAN), is dead. The late Prince Kolawole died in the early hours of Tuesday, 15th September 2009, at the Garki General Hospital, Abuja, where he was receiving medical attention. He was 84 years old. Meanwhile, the Director-General of […]

MOTHER of the member of the Delta State House of Assembly representing Ndokwa West constituency, Mr. Emeke Ukpe, abducted from Kwale last Thursday has been released from captivity, while three persons have been arrested.

A former chairman of Delta State Universal Basic Board (SUBEB), Chief Emmanuel Okumagba, has said the Urhobo Political Forum (UPF) was the only political mount piece of Urhobo people.

Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has offered to provide teaching jobs for qualified pregnant women in the state.

The hitherto Cross River State Festival which is the most diverse leisure tourism entertainment programme in Africa has been renamed Calabar Festival and its logo unveiled in Calabar.

By Kayode Matthew The Federal Ministry of Justice and the Police have agreed to an out of court settlement in the suit filed by the owners of a foreign vessel, M T Pentagrum which was said to have been wrongfully detained for two years and subsequently suffered damage as a result of neglect. The vessel’s […]

By Austin Ogwuda, Asaba GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta state today  reshuffled his cabinet by dropping 11 out of his 28-man cabinet. Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Sonny Ogefere confirmed the shake up last night saying that ‘the cabinet is not dissolved but eleven of the commissioners were dropped’. Asked to give details […]

By Austin Ogwuda ASABA- MOTHER of the member of the Delta State House of Assembly representing Ndokwa West constituency, Mr. Emeka Ukpe abducted from Kwale last Thursday has been released from captivity while three persons have been arrested. It was not clear whether the N100 million ransom demanded by the kidnappers was paid or not […]

Ohakim read the riot act at the Multi Purpose Hall, Government House, Owerri, while swearing-in the 36 coordinators of the local government development areas of the state, including the State Correspondent of THE COMPASS newspaper, Mr. Gerry Ogu.

Governor Orji who spoke through the Secretary to the State Government, Mazi Donatus Okorie, noted that the need for results to be commercialized has made the forum very apt so that the various stake holders would play their specific and collective roles to ensure the success of industrial cluster system as is done in such countries as China, Tanzania and India.

Maiduguri -  A Professor in the Department of Shariah Law at the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Professor Muhammad Mu’azu Nguru has said that early marriage, early childbearing and lack of access to educational opportunities which are very common among the people in the North- Eastern region of the country, particularly the Muslims, have limited […]

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI – Over 50 visually challenged persons from in state, stormed the Government House, Owerri, to protest against what they called the “inexplicable exclusion of our members in the welfare packages of the state administration”. The President of the Blind Association, Mr. Clinton Amaechi, who spoke during the protest, explained that they […]