THE leadership of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) Wednesday described the pressure on the Imo State Governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, to decamp to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by its members as most inappropriate and obscene, especially coming from a ruling party that ought to chart a credible democratic pathway for the nation.

By Emma Amaize The Movement for Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) has explained why it chose to target installations belonging to oil major, Chevron, alleging that the transnational, in the wake of JTF offensive, was “indifferent to the plight of human beings under whose land they are drilling oil and gas.” the militant organisation said […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young KANO—NIGERIA Labour Congress (NLC), has said government officials were foot-dragging on the N52,200 minimum wage being demanded by labour in order to sustain and continue their extravagant lifestyle in the midst of the so-called economic melt down. It, however, insisted that the demand for pay rise for workers and general review of […]

By Funmi Komolafe in Geneva GENEVA—In its bid to create more job opportunities and expand existing ones, the Federal Government is to compel banks to fund the real sector and reduce interest rate for manufacturers to five per cent. Also, a high-powered multi- disciplinary employment mission of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) is to visit […]

According to him: “These companies have, in addition to their various anti-labour practices, also sacked and suspended PENGASSAN members unprocedurally and without due process.

By Tordue Salem ABUJA — Members of the House of Representatives yesterday blamed the the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) for failing to push through reforms in the marine transport sector. The lawmakers passed the blame at a public hearing on the Ports Act (Amendment) Bill.

By Chinyere Amalu ABUJA—Contrary to opinions of some Nigerians that the celebration of 10th Anniversary of the country’s Democracy is a charade, the General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi said, “there is something to celebrate”.

The cargo plane with registration number UR-CAK, and a crew of four was believed to be heading to Equatorial Guinea when it suddenly made a technical landing in Kano at about 2.00 a.m. yesterday.

Senator Olajumoke, accompanied by Senators Tanko Ayuba, John Shagaya, Suleiman Adokwe and Sidi Alli to Delta State, maintained that the committee believed that militancy and its criminal activities in the region should not be condoned in any form, noting that “you just can not close your eyes and allow criminals to take over. It is not done anywhere in the world”.

By  Franklin Alli The President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture NACCIMA), Dr. Simon Okolo, yesterday, decried the spate of  kidnaping of businessmen in the South East zone.

The circular stated, “In the continued effort to meet legitimate foreign exchange demand in the market, Authorised Dealers, Class ‘A’ Bureau de charge operators and the general public are hereby informed that with effect from the date of this circular, travellers on business trip who are entitled to BTA can no longer buy PTA while on the same trip and vice versa. Consequently, this circular supercedes the provisions of paragraph (ii) of the circular ref. No. TED/FEM/FPC/GEN/01/112 dated September 14, 2007. Please ensure compliance failing which appropriate sanctions shall apply.”

“Therefore quality education is a fundamental requirement for national transformation. History has it that: Black people built he first civilization; Black people built the pyramid of Egypt; Black people were the first to develop Architecture, Geometry and Astrology; Great Historians, Artists and Mathematicians went to Egypt for their education from 2900BC to 600BC.”

PROFESSOR Omo Omoruyi, the Director of the defunct Centre for Democratic Studies has suggested creation of more cities in the Niger Delta to bring development closer to the people, and stabilise the area.

Landlords in these cases are often women who have either themselves built houses or inherited real estate. Here, we are not speaking about violence against women in their various and uncolourful ramifications.

“We want to assure you CP that this is a state that does not tolerate security outfits that are not officially recognized in the Nigerian Constitution. If those groups are bringing up their heads, we shall assist you to ensure that they are wiped out. We do not tolerate it , we do not have the Bakassi or whatever name they are called, we will not allow them to spring up in this state”, he added.