He revealed that within the four years the GMoU had taken off, the Joint venture has supported the IRDC with over N2 billion to improve the lot of the people within the IRDC area.

Roger Federer made history on Sunday when he defeated brave Andy Roddick 5-7, 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 16-14 to win a sixth Wimbledon title and claim a record 15th Grand Slam crown in a classic final.

Port Harcourt—Former military Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, has said Nigeria had remained dormant and visionless which is why “she is what she is today; because we lacked good leaders in the last 10 years.”

Yakubu Aiyegbeni  thinks he will be fit Everton’s opening match of the season against Arsenal. The Nigerian striker ruptured his Achilles against Tottenham Hotspur last November and has since undergone a strict rehabilitation programme. After responding well to treatment he has set his sights on the Toffees’ Barclays Premier League match with the Gunners on […]

ORGANISED Labour in the financial sector of the nation’s economy has blamed perceived rising cases of frauds, robberies and other unethical practices in the banking sector to employers increasing penchant for employment of contract, casual and other forms of non-pensionable employments who see themselves as unwanted and have no stake in the sector.

Speaking on the moves by the Rivers and Lagos states’ governments to ban all forms of noisy religious worship within their states, the ministers noted the abuse of the freedom of worship by some religious groups, stating that the worship of God should not be characterised by noise and long prayers as it ought to be a quiet, sober and solemn affair.

THE Lagos State Government has formally petitioned the National Census Tribunal contesting the figure of 9,113,605 declared by the National Population Commission (NPC) as the population of Lagos.

Beach Eagles’ hero, Isiaka Olawale, has said that Nigeria rightly deserved to emerge African champions after shooting the team to a thumping victory over Cote d’ Ivoire on Sunday in Durban, South Africa.

By Emma Arubi WARRI—RESIDENTS of Sapele metropolis in Delta State have commended the Business Manager of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Mr. Fola Jinadu, for ensuring steady power supply in the town.

The judge went on to say “for how can it be justified that 16 cars were impounded, including the car of the applicant and 8 cars found themselves within a short span back with the owners. Why was a difference made with the car of the applicant?

Presenting the award, the Chief Organiser, Evwienure said the company was deserving of the award as a result of its ntribution to grassroots sport development in its operational area, particularly its assistance to the yearly Aladja grassroots football competition.

He said he took the issue of local administration seriously and pointed out that when there is peace and security in the local government areas, there would be peace and security at the state level.

By Albert Akpor WHEN  tricycles, popularly called Keke  Marwa were introduced into the city of Lagos by the military administration of Colonel Buba Marwa (rtd) many saw it as the military administrator’s way of placating the masses and mitigating their impoverishment at the time. This presumably explains why the  introduction of the tricycles was widely […]

He was charged along with Saro-Wiwa and the other eight Ogoni leaders who were hanged by the military junta headed by the late Gen. Sani Abacha in November 1995. Only Mitee among the whole lot was spared the hangman’s noose after the controversial verdict of the Justice Auta led Tribunal. Undaunted even after he survived the Abacha gulag, he forged ahead with the agitation of the Ogonis for environmental justice.

INVESTIGATIONS have revealed that a petroleum imports and marketing cartel may have subverted government’s announced plans to remove the growing economically debilitating fuel subsidy regime.