Why I refused to quit Abacha govt, Jakande, at 80, opens up

Why I refused to quit Abacha govt, Jakande, at 80, opens up

Bola Ahmed Tinubu and MKO came to me here in this house and MKO said `they are my friends’. I told them that the ministry that suited me was ministry of works and housing and asked MKO that ‘these your soldier friends, when would they go?’ He said it won’t be long but Tinubu said it might be 12 months, it might be 15 months. I then said I would think about it.
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*celebrations here and there

*celebrations here and there

Then followed the first physical contact made by a human being with a celestial body when Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon and, with his first step, made that momentous statement: “That’s one small step for a man; one giant leap for humanity.”

Amnesty pull-out: Niger Delta Christian leaders meet

Amnesty pull-out: Niger Delta Christian leaders meet

The absence of a definite plan to gainfully engage the militants and for the development of the region had made leaders of the region to be skeptical about the sincerity of the deal, and fearing that the development could degenerate to something much worse, the religious leaders had decided to intervene.

Their road, not our road

Their road, not our road

The nation’s major sea port of Apapa and Tin Can Island are critically endangered.
This new danger does not arise as a result of militants’ action, but due to lack of constructive reasoning, planning and execution of sensitive projects, necessary for Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports to function effectively.

Rising spate of robbery in Anambra, Enugu

Rising spate of robbery in Anambra, Enugu

The robbery incident at Nnewi prevented many people, including Enugu State Governor, Mr. Sullivan Chime and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu from attending the funeral in Nnewi.

Group raises alarm over plot to eliminate leaders

Group raises alarm over plot to eliminate leaders

In a statement signed by its chairman,Chief Patrick Bigha, made available to Saturday Vanguard in Benin City , it alleged that some youths in the state had been recruited to carry out the mission and that some of the victims were being threatened through phone calls and text messages.

Lagos, good example of strategic action for growth – Usman

Lagos, good example of strategic action for growth – Usman

National Planning Minister, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman who made the remark at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island venue of a Special Breakfast Meeting hosted by Business Day, declared, “Lagos State has set the example of a kind of action that will take Nigeria into improving the overall competitiveness in the country”.

Court nullifies election of Assembly member

Court nullifies election of Assembly member

His election was declared null and void following the appeal filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Okun Obiremi that the election that ushered him into the House was fraught with irregularities which contravened the Electoral Act, 2006.

South-south leaders Communique

South-south leaders Communique

The Governors’ forum noted the Reforms in the Petroleum Sector especially the Petroleum Industry Bill currently under consideration by the National Assembly.

NBA calls for unification of civil procedure rules

NBA calls for unification of civil procedure rules

Chief Akeredolu, who spoke at the launch of ‘Easy Law: Digital Rules of Court’ at the Institute of Advance Legal Studies, University of Lagos, said that the trend in the legal profession today dictates that all the rules are better unified, so that legal practitioners in the country will use one rule, instead of the different rules presently in operation in all the states of the federation.