S-East lecturers’ strike: ASUU orders 3-day sympathy strike
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday, directed academic staff of all Nigerian universities to proceed on a three-day strike from October 11 to 13, 2010, in solidarity with the South-East universities which had been on strike since July 22 over non-implementation of the Federal Government and ASUU 2009 agreement by state governments in the zone
Senate cautions INEC on 2011 polls
The Senate has challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC, to ensure that it conducted a free and fair election in 2011
Abia wants Akomas, former dep gov charged for gun running
Abia State government has directed the state’s judiciary to re-open a pending criminal charge of gun- running preferred against a former Deputy Governor of the state, Chris Akomas, in 2006.
Politicians urged to shun bitterness, blackmail
Politicians have been asked to shun bitterness, blackmail and concentrate their energies on providing adequate infrastructure that would enhance the welfare of the people.
No opposition to PDP- Seikegba
Former commis-sioner of Delta State Local Government Service Commission, Mr. Mike Seikegba, has said that there would be no opposition to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bomadi Local Government Area of the state in the forth coming general elections.
NFF board reinstated
The drama surrounding Nigerian football took a new dimension yesterday as the National Association of Nigerian Footballers quietly withdrew the court case it instituted against the Alhaji Aminu Maigari-led board of the Nigeria Football Federation and agreed an out-of-court settlement.
