Human progress rests on education—Mimiko
Dr Olusegun Abayomi Mimiko, Executive Governor of Ondo State has reiterated that there is no gainsaying that education is by all standard the major pivot on which human development, national progress, scientific and technological growth, social and environmental development revolves.
Beware of political jobbers, godfathers, group warns FG, Delta
THE Izon Ebido-Otu of Niger Delta, IEND, a political pressure group, has warned the Federal and Delta State Governments to be wary of political jobbers and godfathers, who want to impose candidates on the electorates, saying it was an invitation to anarchy.
We don’t need presidential assent to amended constitution – Nafada
The House of Representatives has declared that amendments to the 1999 Constitution will not be forwarded to President Goodluck Jonathan for assent
Plateau adopts Jonathan for 2011
The people of Plateau yesterday in Jos adopted President Goodluck Jonathan as their “sole candidate†for the 2011 presidential election
Knife-edge power struggle
THE issue of zoning: to be or not to be, is now being taken away from the discussion or debate level. The two sides to the dispute: the South-South and the conservative section of the Northern political class, are now sabre-rattling. They are mobilising their instruments of intimidation with a view to coercing the nation to succumb to their respective demands.
Fresh hurdles for new state agitators
THE National Assembly Committee on States Creation has outlined stringent conditions to be met by agitators for new states.
