Lagos to commence perfection of Title Deeds for owners of houses
Lagos State Government will soon commence the registration and issuance of title deeds to owners of houses in its housing schemes across the state, free of charge.
Hajj pilgrims to enjoy free feeding
By Tina Akannam Dutse — Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Alhaji Muhammad Usman Bello, has disclosed that arrangements have been completed for the feeding of all Nigerian pilgrims through out their stay at the holy land, saying the commission has decided to emulate Jigawa State pilgrim feeding policy. Bello dropped this […]
Kwara won’t implement Shariah — A-G
By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin — THE Kwara State government will not implement Shariah in the state so as to ensure religious harmony among the existing religious bodies in the state. Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Kwara State, Alhaji Saka Isau, who spoke yesterday on the occasion of the commencement of 2010/2011 legal year of the […]
APGA tasks Jonathan on 7-point agenda
Lagos—The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, yesterday in Lagos advised Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to make President Umaru Yar’Adua’s seven-point agenda his priority. “Jonathan should concentrate more on the seven-point agenda which has not even been touched,†Lagos State Secretary of APGA, Mr Nkem Lemchi, said in an interview with newsmen. He noted that Jonathan’s […]
Bail:Uwazuruikeknows fate March 1
By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—An Imo State High Court sitting in Owerri, has adjourned hearing in the bail application of the leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike to March 1, 2010. Trial judge in the matter is Justice Goddy Anunihu. Before adjourning the matter, Justice […]
The beauty of CNN, MultiChoice workshop for Nigerian journalists
THE news came as a good development, one which does not happen frequently in the industry, when MultiChoice Nigeria in partnership with the Cable News Network International (CNN) announced a two-day media workshop to enhance the skills of journalists plying their trade in Nigeria.
What’s this fuss about Fashola?
By Moses Iloh GOVERNOR Babatunde Fashola’s model of Lagos, the mega-city in the making is miniature Nigeria and the only haven where all and sundry, even beggars run to for respite. Lagos does not belong to the Yoruba, or to Muslims, or to Christians, or to the Action Congress (AC).
Corps members kick against calls to scrap NYSC
By Peter Duru MAKURDI — National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members have urged the Federal Government to disregard calls in some quarters for the scrapping of the scheme, saying such suggestion was ill informed of the benefit of the scheme. Speaking to Vanguard in Makurdi at the end of their compulsory one year service, some […]
Ten lawyers ask court to jail Aondoakaa, two others
Ten lawyers from six geo-political zones in the country yesterday began a fresh legal move before a Federal high court sitting in Abuja seeking to arrest and jail the immediate past attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Chief Mike Aondoakaa, SAN, for encouraging lawyers working under him to swear to false affidavit in court in order to preserve President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s seat.
Danjuma donates N15bn to charity
FORMER Defence Minister, Lieutenant-General Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), has donated N15 billion ($100 million) to provide free medical and education services for under-privileged Nigerians.
Oil price rises, now $77p/b
Oil edged up above $77 a barrel on Wednesday, supported by the weaker dollar and rally in equities markets, as optimism over the global economy stoked hopes for higher fuel demand.
