By Wole Mosadomi MINNA — The 23rd edition of National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST) has been declared open by First Lady, Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua just as she said the festival would go a long way in checking youth restiveness, stimulate national consciousness and promote unity among Nigerians. Addressing the participants, at the Bako […]

CHAIRMAN of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri, yesterday in Benin appealed to the National Assembly to immediately consider the passage of the Freedom of Information Bill currently y before it to enable Nigerians demand for accountability and purposeful governance from their leaders.

By IseOluwa Ige ABUJA — Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Bamidele Aturu, yesterday commenced an action before the Abuja Federal High court sitting in Maitama, seeking its order to stop the Federal Government from going ahead with its plan to deregulate the downstream sector of the petroleum industry from November 1, this year. He […]

University students heaved a sigh of relief as respite came their way when the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) suspended its nearly four months old strike for two weeks “to enable a cordial atmosphere for the peaceful conclusion of negotiations” between it and the federal government.

Lead City University, Ibadan, held its 2nd Convocation Ceremony last Friday in which another set of “enterprise graduates” were launched into the world at large and Nigeria in particular.

BEFORE a fraudulent act succeeds two conditions must be met. The first is that the prey must be desperately in need and willing do anything to meet that need.

Amnesty International has condemned what it described as excessive use of force by some members of the security forces in Bundu waterfront community, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

…life imprisonment for offenders By Emeka Mamah Kaduna — Governor Mohammed Namadi Sambo of Kaduna State, yesterday, signed into law a Bill passed by the state House of Assembly outlawing kidnapping in the state. Under the new law, anybody convicted for kidnapping persons or individuals will be sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour. The […]

A gang has kidnapped wife of a transport magnate in Delta state, owner of Agofure Motors, demanding for a ransom of N500 million to secure her release.
However, luck ran out on them as police working on a tip off have successfully rescued the woman, including her driver.

THE chairman of Ughelli North local government area chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rt. Rev. Vincent Muogheren, has said the association’s agitation for improved power supply in the area has subsided, following on-going installation of a 60 MVA transformer at the Ughelli Power Generating Station.

CHEVRON is to spend N118 million on the first phase of its scholarship scheme.

INDICATIONS have emerged that striking members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) in the nation’s universities, may suspend their ongoing industrial action tomorrow to bring normalcy to the nation’s universities that have been shut down for over three months.

THE newly elected House of Assembly member for Akoko Edo constituency 1 of Edo state, Mr Kabiru Adjoto, was yesterday sworn in by the Speaker, Mr Zakawanu Garuba.

IMMEDIATE past deputy governor of Edo state, Mr Lucky Imasuen, yesterday admonished Governor Adams Oshimhole to complete the projects which were initiated by Professor Oserhiemen Osunbor’s administration, saying that abandoning the projects and embarking on new ones was wasteful.

PRESIDENT Umaru Yar’Adua has ordered a full scale investigation into the alleged role played by the sacked Director-General of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency, NIA, Mr Enaruna Emmanuel Imohe, in the issuance of a Federal Government circular currently making the round in Nigeria’s missions abroad that no mission should entertain any inquiry from the duo of former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai and former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.