By  Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—ANAMBRA State Police Command said yesterday that all the police personnel attached to the candidates of the various political parties contesting the February 6 governorship election in the state would be withdrawn on the eve of the election. The Command also said that although the local vigilante groups had been incorporated as […]

By Albert Akpor LAGOS —  FOR six months now, a  pregnant woman identified as Iyabo Ojo is being detained at the open cell of the Federal Special  Anti-Robbery Squad, Fed SARS, Adeniji Adele, Lagos for allegedly being an in-law to a suspected armed robber. The woman who claimed to be 36 years was reportedly arrested […]

Second national telecommunication carrier, Globacom Limited has dragged the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and MTN before a Federal High Court, Lagos, alleging unfair treatment in the way and manner the regulatory agency handled the interconnection agreement dispute between them.

NETC was engrained into the National Open University of Nigeria. It was now discovered by the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) that there are commonalities in their mandates. Open University to deliver education, using the open platform to increase access; and part of NETC’s mandate was to use broadcasting and the media to deliver education. So you could see the commonality. So in order to consolidate the entities, the Open University took over NETC and that aspect of the function.

By  Tony Edike ENUGU—THE apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo yesterday asked the National Assembly to immediately confer the status of Acting President on Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to avoid creating a state of anarchy in the country. The organisation said having reviewed the state of the nation, especially as it affects the long absence […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri Abuja—A prosecution witness with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Kazeem Oseni, yesterday, told an Abuja high court that an Austrian, one Mr. George Eder, who is the Managing Director of Avsatel Communication Ltd, a company that was awarded the safe tower project contract by erstwhile Aviation Minister, Prof. Babalola […]

Chairman of the DHL, Otunba Raheem Ade Komolafe, is dead.  According to a family source, the man died in a private hospital on Tuesday, after an alleged attack on him and some members of his family by a local government official. The family of Chief Komolafe is bent on seeking justice through the process of […]

By Kenneth Ehigiator LAGOS — Aviation workers, under the aegis of Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, ATSSSAN, have drawn a battle line with the concessionaire handling the access gate linking the domestic with the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, over intimidation to pay toll to access their offices at […]

The PDP has raised more than N395 million at a fund raiser for the Anambra governorship poll.

By  Charles Kumolu AWKA—GOVERNORSHIP Candidate of the Labour Party in Anambra State Dr. Andy Uba has thrown his weight behind the call for the amendment of 1999 constitution, saying that the proposed state police in the constitution would enable him consolidate on the security needs of the state. He also said that he would build […]