Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Delta State University, Abraka Chapter has given a 21-day ultimatum to Delta State Government to implement the new salary scale approved for university lecturers in the country by the Federal Government since October, with effect from July, 2009.

THE Legislative Assistant to Senator Joy Emordi, Mr. Chinedu Onyeizugbe, has explained that the senator returned to the court to seek judicial interpretation of the decision of the Enugu Division of the Court of Appeal, which nullified her election last month, because of the two declarations made by the court in the case.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is returning to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to join the leadership of the party to restore democratic values, deepen the political process and strengthen the base of the party, according to his group.

FORMER Senate chief whip and chairman, Bini Political Coalition, Senator Rowland Owie, has commended Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State for the aid rendered to the ailing former chief coach of the Super Eagles, Broderick Bazuaye.

FORMER President Ibrahim Babangida fought back tears in Asaba Saturday during the first Memorial Lecture in honour of his late wife, Mrs. Maryam Babangida.

Oluseye Ogunlewe’s bluntness may come with a tinge of contradiction in what he professes. When you ask a man about his tenure as minister of works and member of the Executive Council of the Federation, EXCOF, in the Olusegun Obasanjo government and he tells you that there is no cabinet but a President-in-Council, you begin to wonder what manner of EXCOF was in place.

One of the greatest defining characteristics of the historic Kingdom of Benin, now the capital of Edo State, is the bronze casting tradition. Established in the 14th century by Oba Oguola and placed under the hereditary leadership of the IneN’Igun Eronmwon, the art of bronze casting helped the ancient kingdom to produce some of the finest bronze heads, many of which were allegedly carted away by the invading British colonial forces during the Benin expedition of 1897.

FORMER military President, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, today (Saturday), in Benin City, declared his intention to run for the 2011 Presidential election.

The Ijaw Communities Leadership Forum South-West (ICLF) has urged the general public to ignore the statement issued by one Mr. Regent Youmor that the Ijaw in Lagos were deceived to attend the hosting of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan in Lagos, describing the statement as the cry of a lone ranger. The group said the said Youmor […]

Barely 24 hours after he had said that he would not be a minister of football, Ibrahim Isa Bio, the new minister and Chairman National Sports Commission at the weekend declared that the prosecution of the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa would be his immediate priority.

Barely 72 hours after he assumed office, Ibrahim Isa Bio, the newly appointed minister and Chairman National Sports Commission has declared that he would instill sanity and discipline amongst staffers of the Commission just as he maintained that all hands must be on deck to ensure development and progress in the sector.

The Coach of the famous Lyn Oslo Academy, (Lyn/NTG Accademy) Viggo Stromme was expected to arrive Nigeria yesterday at the instance of Chief Francis Yahweh, the proprietor of FC Internationale of Enugu.

The Nigeria Premier League has sanctioned the management of Kwara Utd FC, Zamfara Utd FC and Ranch Bees FC for related offence of crowd violence, assault and intimidation by their supporters club on match officials and club officials in the week 27 matches played over the weekend in their respective canters.

Pace setting, Ashbert Raiders and Sayyu Dantata’s high flying Lagos MRS Polo teams were the toast at the just concluded Abraka’2010 International Polo Tournament that came to a memorable climax at the Easter weekend at the tranquil Abraka Turf and Country Club in Delta State.

Professor Oye Ibidapo-Obe is the president of Nigerian Academy of Science and former vice chancellor of University of Lagos. In this interview, he speak on why the country’s leadership should be consistent with national plans which must be geared towards poverty reduction as well as his determination to progress steadily in mainstreaming the academy to national life.