There’s no guarantee of success. What we need is somebody better and greater than Amodu on the job. My feeling is that if you allow another try, they will end up bringing another person in Amodu’s category, not someone better. That Nigeria does not need again,” Chief Chukwuma surmised.

The impression people have is that the most of current bunch of people in politics are in it not for what they can do for, or give to society, but for what “spoils” and “loot” they can milk off our sick political environment.

An encounter with one of the elders in Ijebu-Imusin revealed some other issues surrounding the crisis. Some people were still shocked and reluctant to talk but a middle-aged man said it was unreasonable to hide anything. He opened up: “If people refused to talk, how would they expect others to know what is happening here?

The Federal government has assured that proceeds from the proposed deregulation of the down stream sector of the oil industry which would take into consideration the views of all the stakeholders including the Nigeria Labour Congress, would be used to create more jobs for Nigerians.

That Senator David Mark has been able to manage the women in the Senate chamber without much controversy is a worthy demonstration of the discipline he has brought to bear in the affairs of the sixth Senate.

If you ask questions on partisan politics, I will not be able to answer that because there are 54 political parties in Nigeria and by the nature of my position, I am interested in all the political parties and it is based on the activities of these 54 political parties that I advise the President politically.

By Gbenga Akanmu A United States based group, the National Association of Yoruba Descendants in North America (Egbe Omo Yoruba) has declared that the country is adrift and it appears that a power vacuum has been created due to the condition of the president’s health. In a statement by the its National Secretary for Public […]

By Emeka MAMAH, Kaduna The National Union of Textile Garments and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) has appealed to the 19 northern state governments to settle the arrears of N687,073,346  which they are collectively owing disen-gaged staff of the Kaduna Textile (KTL) workers since 2002.

Governor Fashola who spoke at a pre-convention lecture of the ruling party in Lagos State delivered by veteran journalist and Chairman, Nigerian Media Merit Award, Alhaji Alade Odunewu (OFR) titled “The Press, Governance and the People’s Mandate” added that the convention provides an ample opportunity for the members to reunite

THE Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr. Ogbonna Onovo has said that his administration would uphold and give utmost respect to the inalienable rights of the citizens. To this end, the police helmsman said the human rights section of the force is being strengthened in line with the internationally acceptable standard.