LITIGANTS and lawyers in Oyo State looked helpless yesterday when they could not gain entrance into court premises in the state following a renewed strike by members of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN.

ANY ONE who fails to comply with the new National Minimum Wage Act when passed by the National Assembly is likely to pay a fine not exceeding N50,000, and in the case of continuing offence, to a fine not exceeding N100,000 for each day during which the offence continues.

TWO retired army generals are currently at war with the Commander of the Joint Task Force, JTF, on the Niger-Delta, Major-General Sarkin-Bello over his refusal to release a vessel, MV Tim Begele, which was confiscated last September 29, for illegal bunkering.

A Nigerian-born university teacher in Canada, Professor Obiora Okafor, has been awarded the prestigious nationwide 2010 prize for academic excellence by the Canadian Association of Law Teachers.

ABUJA – The Federal Government has said Nigerians would have to wait until the year 2020 before they can enjoy power from nuclear energy, even as it disclosed that it has begun deployment of the Nuclear Power Plants following approval by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

EFFORTS by the Oyo State Governor, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala to have audience with the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Samuel Odulana over an undisclosed issue were botched as the latter reportedly snubbed him.

Uneasy calm has enveloped the secretariat of the Nigeria Football Association as officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission yesterday raided the offices of the troubled NFA and made away with piles of files.

The National Sports Commission, NSC has explained that the crisis_ridden Nigeria Football Association is to be probed for misapplication of funds meant for the Super Eagles World Cup campaign.

The Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Police Force on Sunday lost four of its officers to a gang of robbers in Ijesa Ijebu-Illisan road in Ago-Iwoye, Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state.

The new Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Association said yesterday that it was planning an international friendly between the Eagles and the Republic of South Korea .

Delta FA Chairman, Amaju Pinnick has advised Amanze Uchegbulam to maintain dignified silence and work hard to change their dismissal from the Nigeria Football Association to a milder offence so that they could still have a future in public office in Nigeria.

THE Group General Manager of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Engr. Austen Oniwon, has stated the preparedness of the corporation, along with its partners, to deal with oil spillage emergencies and reduce their impacts towards ensuring a balanced ecological condition in its areas of operation.

A former member of the Federal House of Representatives from the Isoko Federal Constituency, Chief Anthony Efekodha, has called on Deltans to ensure the election of a dynamic youth with fresh ideas as the Governor of the state in 2011.

FORMER Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and Chairman of Brass Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, Dr. Jackson Gauis-Obaseki, has described the present crop of Management of the NNPC headed by Engr. Austen Oniwon as a competent and crack team that could reposition the oil and gas industry for the benefit of all Nigerians.

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State will tomorrow, lead a 30-man delegation of the elders and leaders, including the former Chief of General Staff, Admiral Mike Akhigbe, former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih, Chairman of Arik Air, Chief Johnson Arumene, on a courtesy visit to President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja.