We are opposed to deregulation — NULGE
By Oscarline Onwuemenyi KANO — The national leadership of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employee, NULGE, has rejected the planned deregulation of the petroleum downstream sector by the Federal Government amid debilitating fuel crisis in the country. President of the union, Comrade Kingsley, told newsmen in Kano that the move, aside the fact that it […]
The courts as gambling houses
Once upon a time in this country, election petitions were settled within the two-month intervals between the polls and swearing-in of elected officials. For instance, the staggered elections of 1979 culminated in the presidential poll on August 11, 1979.
Fuel scarcity: Jonathan bars ministers from Xmas break
VICE-PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, barred four ministers from travelling out of Abuja, for the Christmas, and ordered them to fix the six-week-old fuel scarcity across the nation.
Deputy speaker, Nafada loses daughter
ABUJA—Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Usman Bayero Nafada has lost a daughter, Aishatu Usman Bayero. Seven years old Aishatu died in the evening of Tuesday after a brief illness at her father’s residence in Abuja and has been buried at the Muslim Cemetery in Gudu according to Islamic rites. Among dignitaries who […]
Xmas: FRSC, Police warn convoy drivers
By Chris Ochayi ABUJA—The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, and the Nigeria Police have put in place measures to enforce the laws on public officers and uniform men who will violate road traffic rules and regulations during this festive period. They have also assured travellers during Christmas and New Year of tight security and safety […]
PSC promotes Ogaudu, Osichukwu AIGS
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA—The Nigerian Police force has two new Asssistant Inspectors General of Police. They are Mr. Felix Ogbaudu and Mr. Oliver Osichukwu. According to a released yesterday by the Police Service Commission, Mr. Ogbaudu who was the Commissioner of Police in-charge of Administration and Osichukwu currently Commissioner of Police in-charge of Ports Authority, […]
