STRIKING members of the Non-Academic Staff of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) in the nation’s universities, have given three major conditions to be met by the Federal Government before their ongoing industrial action could be suspended.

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos, has again insisted that the Lagos investment in Econet (now Zain), currently a subject of controversy in the media, was a straight forward institutional investment, which earned the state a profit of more than N15 billion and from which no individual benefitted.

The senatorial candidate of the Action Congress (AC) in the August 15 re-run election in Ekiti North Senatorial District, Chief Olubunmi Adetunbi and his party, AC have dragged Senator Ayo Arise to the Ekiti Election Petition Tribunal, asking the tribunal to quash Arise’s victory at the poll.

OWERRI – Imo State Governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, has renewed his call for adequate equipping of the Nigeria Police, if it must discharge its constitutional duties of protecting lives and property. Ohakim who spoke when he fielded question from Journalists at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, on his return from Abuja, after attending a […]

Elder Statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has appealed to President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to implement recommendations of the South-South Elders Conference in Uyo and Bayelsa State Elders meeting in Port Harcourt, saying there lied the sustenance of peace in the Niger Delta.

THE Coalition of Registered Political Parties (CRPP) in Edo State yesterday reviewed the ten months administration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole and declared that the government had performed below expectations.

“In that case, the Court of Appeal, speaking through the equally terribly learned Aboki JCA, granted standing to Fawehinmi to successfully challenge the discriminatory and unconstitutional payment of dollar salaries to the erstwhile Minister of Finance and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), that is to say, Dr. Ngozi Iweala and Malam El-Rufai.

Delta State Vision 2020 Council has asked all sub-committees to produce revised reports of its meetings to enable it come up with working document.

More tributes poured from the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) President Olasupo Ojo, the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) represented by Segun Shango, Dr Dipo Fashina of the Joint Action Forum (JAF) and the National Conscience Party (NCP) founded by Fawehinmi.

New evidence has emerged to prove that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) actually cleared former Governors James Onanefe Ibori, Victor Attah and Bola Tinubu of all allegations – in 2008 – while Mr. Nuhu Ribadu himself was EFCC boss.

UGHELLI—AS mixed reaction continues to trail the activities of the HOST Communities, Oil and Gas of Nigeria (HOSTCOM), the people of oil bearing communities have been charged not to politicize operations of the HOSTCOM.

AWKA-The Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) has declared that its newly inaugurated state executive in Anambra State is ready to work towards sweeping the polls in the state for the party in next year’s governorship election. The party in a statement  by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Ben Onyechere, yesterday, said that the party was determined […]

THE Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Remi Babalola, on Tuesday advised states to reduce their reliance on sharing of oil revenue from the Federation Account if the country is to achieve economic transformation.

Sani Ndanusa, the Minister and Chairman National Sports Commission, yesterday, said the main venues for next month’s Fifa Under-17 World Cup are ready to host the cadet championship.

With its brand of mobile handsets attracting patronage in the Nigerian ICT market, the President/CEO of Anabel mobile, has said with optimism that his company is making serious arrangements to go into Code Divisional Multiple Access, (CDMA) handsets before first quarter of 2010.