By Ndahi Marama MAIDUGURI — Governor Ali Sheriff of Borno State has said the entrenchment and continued sustenance of democracy in a federated system of government can only be achieved through the media by reporting “objectively and fairly” on good governance, transparency and accountability to the people that voted public office holders into office. Sheriff […]

By  Anayo Okoli Aba—An Aba based Human Rights group, Justice and Peace Foundation, HRJPF, has condemned  the alleged imposition of what it called “illegal levy of N3,000” on the traders in Ariaria International Market, Aba, Abia State. The group also condemned the alleged involvement of the Bakassi Boys, who were being used to force the […]

FORMER ambassador to Gabon and Ukraine, Ambassador Ignatius Ajuru and his driver were Sunday gun down by heavily armed robbers around Obehi, a border town between Rivers and Abia states.

By Ola Ajayi IBADAN—FOLLOWING the intervention by the South East royal fathers in the  leadership tussle between the Igbo Community Development Association, ICDA, and Igbo Community of Oyo State, ICOS, the two groups have been warned to desist from any act that could lead to a breach of the peace. For the past 13 years, […]

By Tordue Salem ABUJA—The Comptroller General of Prisons, Mr. Olusola Ogundipe, yesterday attributed the delay in justice for inmates in prisons to lack of Black Marias to convey them to Courts. Besides, he told the Committee that all prisoners supposed to be held in Bayelsa were now in Rivers State, as there were no prison […]

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—Imo State Government has suspended the construction of new projects, including roads in the 2010 fiscal year. The state will also scale down the continuation and/or completion of on-going projects. Governor Ikedi Ohakim, who made the disclosure in his 2010 budget proposal tagged “budget of renewal,” however, said that the embargo will […]

By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI—THE Ebonyi State House of Assembly, yesterday, drilled 10 contractors, who the House accused of non-performance on the different roads and bridges contracts awarded to them by the state  government. The lawmakers’ action came immediately after the House Committee on Works, led by Mr. Odefa Obasi inspected the project sites of the […]

Solanke and I arrived in the UK in October 1932 at Southampton and were met by the late Sir Adetokunbo Ademola who was the son of the then Alake of Abeokuta and the father of the late Justice Adenekan Ademola, and who was then a final-year student at The University of Cambridge.

By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA—An Abuja High Court yesterday issued an order stopping the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ogbonna Onovo from inviting or arresting the former Managing Director, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Alhaji Ganiyu Ogunleye and five others. The five others are the NDIC Executive Director of Operations, Prof. Peter Umoh, two members of […]

The gubernatorial debate planned for candidates in the Anambra election will gulp N17 million, Dr Ifeanyi Obiakor, a board member of the Nigeria-America Friendship Association, NAFA, has said.