Lar asks leaders to reflect on dreams of our founding fathers
By Taye Obateru Jos — Former PDP National Chairman, Chief Solomon Lar has urged the country’s leaders to reflect on the dreams of the founding fathers of Nigeria to enable them connect the past to the present and plot a greater future for the country. He also called on government to concentrate on social justice, […]
Electoral reform: Mark saves Yar’Adua from disgrace
By Emmanuel Aziken ABUJA—A last minute plea from the President of the Senate, Chief David Mark yesterday saved another of President Umaru Yar‘Adua’s electoral reform bills from premature death in the Senate. The plea from Senator Mark was in the face of overwhelming arguments by Senators against the bill proposed by the President to establish […]
Florida Autumn Retreat: Asaba unites to bury her dead… (11)
‘’The Troops murdered innocent men, women, and children in their thousands from Benin to Asaba. Nigeria lost in few months university graduates, and many PhD holders… .Among them were Permanent Secretaries, Medical Doctors, Lawyers, Teachers, Professionals, Clergymen and Missionaries. It remains the only war of such magnitude without a monument of remembrance.’’
—United Nations Observer, Canadian MP, Stephen Lewis, London Guardian, October 11, 1968.
Mark dismisses EFCC psychiatric test
By Inalegwu Shaibu ABUJA—THE President of the Senate, Chief David Mark has faulted calls by the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mrs. Farida Waziri for psychological tests to be run on political office holders. Speaking during a debate on nominations of members of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank […]
Police arrest 6 over theft of 2 generating sets
By Aliyu Dangida DUTSE —THE Police in Jigawa have arrested six persons in connection with the theft of two brand new 500 KVA generating sets belonging to Horizon FM situated along Shuwarin Road in Dutse, Jigawa State. Confirming the arrest to newsmen, Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Dutse Divional Headquarters, Mr. Boniface Jimmy, said the driver […]
Lagos teachers battle state govt over 27.5% pay rise
The announcement by the Lagos State government towards the end of last week that school children should resume at their schools on Monday this week as primary and secondary school teachers were not on strike gave the impression that the state government had managed to forge an amicable settlement with its teachers who started a strike action two weeks earlier over the non-payment of the 27.5% Teachers’ Special Allowances.
