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By Udemezue Sylvester The motion moved by one Chief Tunji Gomez, an 80-year old man who is said to have practised law for about 50 years, for the abolition of the title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) has certainly triggered off a national debate on the continued relevance of the title in the light […]

By Awa Kalu Don’t forget the lyrics’ is the title of a very popular and relaxing family entertainment programme that is currently running on several Television Channels both at home and abroad. You can bet that I have not forgotten the lyrics of the hit song, ‘And the beat goes on…’ released in the seventies […]

By Ise-Oluwa Ige The legal battle for the control of Uyo constituency seat at the lower chambers of the National Assembly has finally shifted to the Supreme Court. The issue in dispute in the case touches on who is the real candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2007 poll into the […]

By Emmanule Majebi At the recently concluded Nigeria Bar Association National Delegates Conference held in Lagos, the most rowdy session of the conference was the one that tried to discourse the motion as to whether or not the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)  in the Nigerian legal profession should be scrapped or […]

By Chioma Obinna & Elohor Okagbare The joy of the families of Mr Ifeanyi Chukuemeka, Mrs Olayide Omowaye, and Mr Idowu Olawuyi, and 17 others knew no bound recently as they received a home power solar energy for their various  businesses. In the words of one of the beneficiaries, Mr.Idowu Olawuyi, a key cutter: “This […]

By Peter Duru MAKURDI – Benue State government has attributed the current scarcity of fertilizer products being witnessed by its teeming farming populace to the inability of the Federal Government to deliver to the state government its due allocation of fertilizer products in the current farming season. This clarification was made by the Acting Governor […]

A PDP faithful in Enugu state has urged the party members in the State to heed the party’s call for them to register in their various wards in preparation for the forthcoming Local Government elections in the state. Mr. Jide Chime, who is also leader of the Total Mandate Organisation for Governor Sullivan Chime of […]

YOLA -  Adamawa State Investment and Properties Ltd, in conjunction with the Sugar Development Council and Adamawa University, Mubi is to establish a sugar blending plant at a cost of N1 billion. Already, a feasibility study for the project has been completed and approved by the state government. Managing Director of the investment company, Alhaji […]

Cooperation between the Italian government and its Nigerian counterpart at curbing the menace of human trafficking is paying off. This was made known by the spokesperson for the project — Preventing and Combating Human Trafficking of Young Women and Children from Nigeria to Italy — Ms. Vittoria Luda di Cortemiglia. According to the Programme Officer, […]

OWERRI – Imo State government has reassured communities that it would continue to assist those that effectively use the grants and given to them for various developmental projects in their communities. The Commissioner for Public Utilities and Rural Development, Mr. Ralph Nwosu, made government’s stand known when he visited the Aro-Umuduru Development Union (ADU), Onuimo […]

Kwara State Governor, Dr Bukola Saraki has appealed to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), currently on strike, to return to the negotiation table with a view to resolving the trade dispute between the union and the Federal Government. Governor Saraki made the appeal,when the Vice Chancellor and members of the Governing […]

By Peter Duru MAKURDI – THE Benue State Government has declared that it would be guided by constitutionality and the tenets of rule of law in addressing the succession crisis that has broken out in Tarka Local Government Area of the state. Acting governor of the state, Chief Steven Lawani, disclosed this while playing host […]

By Isiaka Oyibo LOKOJA – HEAVILY armed suspected thugs, yesterday, stormed the Okehi Legislative Chambers in Okehi Local Government Area, Kogi State, carting away the legislative maze of the chambers and injuring six councillors. The thugs, said to have been armed with dangerous weapons such as AK 47 riffles, dane guns and broken bottles, made […]

ILORIN -  Impressed by the success story of the Kwara State Government’s Public-Private-Partnership efforts in housing programme, an Abuja-based Mortgage firm, Aso Savings and Loans Plc, has offered to partner with the state government in providing affordable mass houses for citizens of the state. Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the mortgage firm, Mr Hassan Usman, […]