By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin — The Chairman  of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State, Alhaji  Yusuf  Ayedun, has said that the disappearance  of opposition parties in the state was due to the quality leadership of the incumbent governor, Dr. Bukola Saraki, which he noted, has met the yearnings and aspirations of all stakeholders […]

By Ben Agande ABUJA—The    Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, Dr Ezekiel Oyemomi has blamed the slow pace of development in the West African sub-region on the availability and easy accessibility to illicit small arms and light weapon and has called on national governments in the region to brace up to the challenge.. In […]

By Chris Ochayi ABUJA—The Federal   Government has promised to deliver 54,500 new houses with each senatorial district getting 500 units of houses nationwide within the next 10 months. Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Nduese Essien who stated this at a meeting with the directors, and heads of parastatals, said government would vigorously […]

By Chinyere Amalu ABUJA — In their  determination to kick Polio out of the country by the end of 2010, Northern traditional rulers met, yesterday, in Abuja to discuss effective means of carrying out the campaign strategies. In a meeting with the Executive Director of  Primary Health Develop-ment Agency, Ali Pate, in Abuja,  the traditional […]

The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu has directed the National Directorate of Employment, NDE, and the National Productivity Centre to articulate measurable targets to boost skill acquisition and wealth creation immediately.

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—Anambra    State Police Command has arrested 12 persons, including  two women and a member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, serving in Abuja, for alleged kidnapping and armed robbery. The NYSC member who was identified by police as Mr. Christopher Anisha, who studied Production Technology, at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, UNIZIK, Awka, […]

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin — The re-absorption of the sacked union leaders in Kwara State Polytechnic will now be decided by the court, Engr. Yisa Ayinla Yeketi, Chairman, Governing Council has said. The sack had followed a prolonged strike that led to the removal of the immediate past Rector and the emergence of the present […]

By Anayo Okoli Umuahia—A member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, Mr. Chibuzo Nwogu, has said the party is intact, cohesive, effective and ready to take over the governance of the state from the ruling Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, in 2011. Nwogu, the Special Assistant, Media to Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, also said […]

FOR impersonating Nigeria’s former military head of state, General Ibrahim Badamosi Bababginda (Rtd) and the immediate past Inspector-General of Police Mike Okiro, a 38-year- old suspected fraudstar who identified himself as Chief Sam Nwankwo is presently telling operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) all his tricks in defrauding an Abidjan based businessman simply identified as Mr. Collins of a whopping $243.000 (about N36.09m)

Ndokwa Youth Congress, NYC, has condemned reports of alleged bribery against Mr Billy Agha, the Director of the Directorate of Petroleum Resources, DPR.

AS the 2011 election year draws near, political forces are beginning to realign positions and strategies in a bid of not only clinching their dream political positions, but also to continue to asserting their relevance before the voting electorate, and in all the political configurations.

INTENSE lobbying by individuals who want to be chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, heightened, yesterday, as persons perceived to be close to the Acting President Goodluck Jonathan came under intense pressure from politicians.

THE necessity for the dissolution of the President Umar Yar’ Adua cabinet inherited by Acting President Goodluck Jonathan showed when its members were rived into two camps, one supporting the ailing president while the other was in favour of the Acting President.

WITH a population of about 150 million people and a Police Force of about 357, 000 workforce, Nigeria seems short of UN policing policy of one policeman to 400 civilians. Perhaps, this underpolicing may account for the weight of allegations against the Force, as it relates to highway policing. Added to this, are challenges of harsh working environment and inadequate working tools.

MORE oil impacted sites have been discovered in Ogoni area by the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, an international agency in the area to carry out remediation exercise on oil spill sites.