Senior Advocate of Nigeria: To be or not to be
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 […]
FG donates drugs to Adamawa to combat cholera
By Umar Yusuf Yola - As parts of measures to curtail cholera epidemic now ravaging Adamawa State, the Federal Government has donated drugs and medicaments worth millions of Naira. Receiving the consignments in Yola yesterday, Adamawa Commissioner for Health, Dr. Zainab Kwomchi, expressed government’s delight for the quick intervention of the Federal Government to save […]
Rivers offers 18 students scholarship to study in Canada
The Rivers State Government has sent 18 students, aged between 19 and 23 years to Canada under the state’s scholarship scheme to study various science-related courses, leading to award of degrees in the fields.
Ekweremadu lauds Yar’Adua on Enugu airport
By Emmanuel Aziken Abuja-The Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has commened President Umaru Yar‘Adua for initiating projects expected to transform the Enugu airport into an international airport in twelve months time. Ekweremadu in a letter to the President said thatthe commencement of the projects estimated to cost N4 billion is a confirmation of the […]
Edo re-run election: Go to court, group tells PDP
A group, under the aegis of Vanguard for a Better Edo (VBE), has advised leaders of the People Democratic Party (PDP) who feel aggrieved with the outcome of the recent election re-run into Edo State House of Assembly for Akoko-Ado Constituency 1, to go to court and seek legal redress instead of making a wild allegation of rigging.
ASUU Strike: Okpara varsity lecturers protest
Umuahia – ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU) Abia state, branch, yesterday staged a peaceful rally in Umuahia, the state capital, to sensitize the public on the reasons for the strike. The association said that the Federal Government has been insensetive to the rot in the university system. […]
