A/Ibom to identify with Arik Air
Akwa Ibom Government has pledged its readiness to identify with Arik Airline in the aviation business as flight operations begin soon in Akwa Ibom International Airport, Okobo.
Kanu: I will quit after World Cup
Much-celebrated Nigeria striker Nwankwo Kanu will hang up his international boots after the Super Eagles end their World Cup campaign in South Africa in June.
Ogbia students get N80,000 Ikisikpo Foundation grant
Yenagoa — Over sixty students from Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State in various tertiary institutions in the country, weekend, benefitted from the Clever Ikisikpo Educational Foundation.
NNDC boss blames delay in project execution on banks
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Chibuzo Ugwoha, has blamed the delay in the execution of projects by the commission on stringent conditions which its contractors encounter in trying to access funds in banks.
Reps to review NYSC bill
THE House of Representatives is set to review the bill that established the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme to make life more bearable for corps members across the country.
Youths sack oil company
PROTESTING youths from the oil rich communities of Ondo State have reportedly disrupted the exploration activities of Conoil Nigeria Limited following alleged breached of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the communities.
Court okays Soludo for Anambra poll
An Abuja High Court Monday struck out a suit challenging the legality of the process adopted by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), in choosing the former Central Bank Governor as its candidate in the 2010 governorship election in Anambra State.
Bode George’s appeal for Thurs
The Court of Appeal in Lagos will on Thursday, commence hearing in the appeal by Chief Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), against the judgment of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, which sentenced him to two and half years imprisonment.
CJN accuses govs of hindering justice
THE Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Idris Kutigi, Monday accused some state governors of interfering with the administration of justice in the country.
Yar’Adua, Compaore discuss Guinean crisis
PRESIDENT Umaru Yar’Adua Monday met with the President of Burkina Faso, Mr. Blaise Compaore, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
LASU students protest VC’s stay
The ever busy Lagos-Badagry expressway was yesterday barricaded by students of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo who were protesting what they described as the long silence and unfair treatment by the state House of Assembly over the institution’s internal problem.
