By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin — A septuagenarian, Mallam Tanko  Suleiman, was among the lucky 13 detainees released, yesterday, by the  Kwara State Criminal Justice Committee led by the Acting Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Fola Gbadeyan.

By Emmanuel Majebi The recent removal of the Chief Judge of Kwara State Justice Raliat Elelu- Habib has indeed sent a chill down many spines in the Judiciary.

Mayor Eze representing Orlu/Osu/Oru Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives is one of the leading lights in the lower chamber with a number of bills to show for it.

TODAY, pro-democracy activists and human rights groups congregate once again to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the epic June 12 1993 presidential poll. If it had been upheld, perhaps June 12 would have signposted Nigeria’s journey to popular constitutional democracy.

By Innocent Anaba A coalition of human rights groups in Nigeria has called for the immediate prosecution of all those implicated in the killing of former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Onitsha branch chairman in Anambra state, Late Mr  Barnabas Igwe and his wife and indeed several other killings by the infamous Anambra State Vigilante services […]

He was a pioneering indigenous bureaucrat of distinction who started to make an indelible mark on public life during colonial rule and famed patriot whose dedication to excellence and the common good won him admirers all over this country.

By Isiaka Oyibo KONTONKARFI(KOGI) — FOUR persons were feared dead while several others sustained serious injuries when two luxurious buses collided  along the Kotonkarfi road on the Murtala bridge, yesterday. State Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Yomi Asaniyan, said the injured persons have been taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja and […]

By Daniel Idonor ABUJA — PRESIDENT Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has approved the appointment of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Mr Steve Oronsanye as the new Head of Service of the Federation (HOSF), following a similar approval yesterday by the President of the retirement of the incumbent HOSF, Ms Ama Pepple, who has […]

Governor Adams Oshomole, who was apparently carried away by Pastor Aginighan eloquent speech, in his response, promised to meet with his colleagues to revive the Niger Delta Advisory Council so that some issues affecting the area could be properly harnessed.

By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI—A consultant Surgeon with the Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital, (EBSUTH), Abakaliki, Prof Esther Ajuluchukwu, has called on governments at all level to establish and provide machines that would be used to detect early breast cancers and complement it by providing free treatment to affected women.

By Tony Edike ENUGU—THE Enugu State Government has said it will partner with the state’s indigenes in the Diaspora in digitalizing the Enugu Library complex, which was the first Library built in Africa by the United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), so that it can effectively serve the contemporary intellectual and educational needs […]

Jalingo — The Taraba State government has approved the immediate  payment of Teachers Salary Structure (TSS) to its teachers.

“Another ratification of President Yar’Adua’s approval on the recommendation of NIPP was approved involving contract for the construction of Ikorodu-Odogunyan-Shagamu 132 KV double circuit line, which was awarded in favour of Messrs PPCL/Westcom Joint Venture in the sum of N1.1 billion Euro 8.9 million”, she added.

Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Ubong Ufot Ekaette signed the contract on behalf of the Federal Government, even as the contractor expressed fear of high security risk in the execution of the project, insisting that work has to be done under strict military guards and escorts.

THE Lagos State Government yesterday, presented a sum of N98,715,400.00 as bursary allowances to 3,326 indigent students of the state in various higher institutions across the country for 2008/09.