The on-going efforts of Lagos State government towards the provision of qualitative and functional education at all levels received a big boost on Wednesday last week when a large number of stakeholders gathered at the exquisite Banquet Hall of Eko Hotel and Suites for the purpose of moving the education sector forward.

THOUSANDS of protesters locked up all the exit gates at the premises of Edo State House of Assembly for over five hours, Wednesday, accusing the House of alleged refusal to screen the list of members of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), submitted to it by Governor Adams Oshiomhole.

By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Ifunaya Okafor FOR quite a while, there has been altercation between the management of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) and  its Pensioners over  a backlog of unpaid arrears  benefits spanning over eight years. Some pensioners are also in court  with the management over benefits that date back to 1991. Last week, the […]

By Dapo Akinrefon LAGOS – PAN Yoruba socio-political orgnisation, Afenifere, has joined other Nigerians to lament the passing away of Chief Gani Fawehinmi, describing the late human rights crusader as a “foremost Yoruba son.” In a statement, Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, said the country and indeed Africa and the Black race “have lost an […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young TRUSTFUND Pensions, has spent over two  billion Naira to settle the benefits of a total of 14, 691 retirees inherited from the defunct National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) in 2006. Head of the NSITF Fund Division of the Trustfund Pension Plc, Mr. Simon-Peters Okoduwa, who disclosed this in  Abuja, said  the […]

By Daniel Idonor ABUJA — THE weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Umaru Yar’Adua yesterday approved about N2.7 billion for procurement of a Bell 412 EP armoured helicopter with accessories and back up spare parts and 58 units of BMW motorbikes for the Nigeria Police Force for effective policing of the […]

By Emma Nnadozie Enugu – Seven suspected leaders of a notorious gang of kidnappers arrested by Police detectives attached to the Criminal Investigations Bureau (CIB), Lagos State Command in far away Enugu over the weekend, have been flown to Abuja, where they would be paraded by the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ogbonna Onovo. The suspects […]

By  Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA—A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday issued an interim order stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), from acting on the resolutions of the September 2, 2009  convention organised by the Chief Chekwas Okorie faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The convention held contrary to a valid court […]

By Ola Ajayi IBADAN – Chief Folake Solanke, first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has said Nigerians should reflect on the life of the human right activist and Lagos lawyer, Chief Gani Fawhinmi and retrace their steps to the path of righteousness. Describing the fallen legal icon as a rare gift to the country, she […]

By Emeka Mamah Kaduna – The Action Congress (AC) has described the administration of Governor Mohammed Namadi Sambo of Kaduna State in the last two years as a failure. The party said that Sambo has been busy borrowing money from both foreign and local banks to execute phoney projects, pointing out that the debt profile […]