By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — JUSTICE K.  Okpu of an Asaba High Court has adjourned hearing to June 2 in a N700 million civil suit instituted against MTN Nigeria Communications Limited by its former staff, Mr Kingsley Onyekachi Iwuagwu, against alleged wrongful dismissal and unlawful termination of appointment. Iwuagwu had, in 2009, dragged MTN to […]

By Chinyere Amalu ABUJA—The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria, NARD, has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal and state governments to immediately start the implementation of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, CONMESS, with payment of the arrears accrued from January 2010 to date. It also said it would embark on a 3-day […]

The Delta State Police Command has uncovered an illegal orphanage where it claimed that babies are sold in Usonia Street in Asaba.

THE crisis rocking the education sector in Ogun State over the introduction of new fees considered to be exorbitant by private school proprietors may have been resolved as the state government has ordered the task force visiting the private schools for the enforcement of the payment of the fees/levies to suspend its action immediately.

SECOND national operator, Globacom, might have decided to pull out its operations from Ghana.
Vanguard gathered that the decision might not be unconnected with allegations of sabotage and several challenges from some local Ghanaian interests that did not want the company’s nationwide plan to take off.

The Senate has directed the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, to make public the names of debtors who are owing FAAN over N10 billion.

Umuahia—Alhaji Adebayo Azeez, President of the Yoruba Forum, an umbrella body of Yoruba associations, said the forum is to appoint an Oba in Abia to cater for the interest of the Yoruba community in the state. Azeez said in Umuahia, yesterday that the measure was necessary to enable various Yoruba groups in the state unite, […]

Umuahia — The Movement for Peace and Development in the Niger Delta, Abia State chapter, has decried the increasing breach of security in the state. President of the group, Mr Nnanna Nwafor, told newsmen in Umuahia, that the increasing cases of violent crimes had led to loss of lives and property. He said the resurgence […]

Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State yesterday convened another stakeholders’ meeting to discuss the way out of the unending crises in the state.

AKWA Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, who berated members of the State House of Assembly for their decision to impeach the former Speaker, Hon. Ignatius Edet, has finally dumped the sacked speaker.