Group deplores Senate’s refusal to swear-in Igbeke
By Abdulwahab Abdulah A civil society group, Access to Justice, AJ, has condemned the refusal of the Senate to swear-in Chief Uba Igbeke as the duly elected Senator, representing Anambra North Senatorial Constituency, saying this may destroy Nigeria’s democracy. The group in a statement noted that the failure of the Senate to absorb Igbeke as […]
Surgeons call for more trauma centres
 By Chioma Obinna Irked by the rise in the rate of road accidents in the country, the Association of Surgeons of Nigeria, ASON, has called for the establishment of more trauma centres in order to improve access to trauma care in the country. National President of ASON, Dr. Okon Bassey made the call at the […]
Suswan wants states, LGs involved in salary negotiations
 By Peter Duru MAKURDI—Benue State Governor, Mr. Gabriel Suswam, has reiterated the need for state and local governments to be fully involved in the on-going negotiations for new minimum wage for workers in the country. He noted that it was imperative that the two tiers of government through their representatives contribute meaningfully to the negotiation […]
Capital market operator drags SEC DG to court
By Innocent Anaba ABUJA—Chief Livinus Ezemegbu, a stakeholder in the capital market, has dragged the Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Ms Arunma Oteh, before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, asking the court to interpret the provisions of the Investment and Security Act, ISA, 2007 as it relates to the […]
2011: No imposition of candidates in ANPP,says Ume-Ezeoke
By Ndahi Marama MAIDUGURI—THE National Chairman of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, Chief Edwin Ume-Ezeoke, has warned that nobody would be allowed to impose a candidate of his/her choice on the party, without going through the primary elections as enshrined in the constitution of the party. The chairman handed down the warning, weekend, when […]
Gunmen kill 3, kidnap 4 in Akwa Ibom
NO FEWER than seven persons were kidnapped in Akwa Ibom State last week, four of whom were expatriate staff of Stemco Construction Company in Essien Udim Local Government Area of the state. An army corporal, a policeman and a civilian were killed in the raid which Vanguard gathered, was carried out at the construction site in which the expatriates were working.
