Doctors in Edo suspend strike action
MEDICAL DOCTORS in Edo state have suspended its two weeks strike action which they had embarked upon to protest against the poor security in the state and the incessant kidnap of their members by unknown gunmen.
SEC activities shrouded in secrecy- Reps
The House of Representatives and Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, yesterday, disagreed over claims by the legislators that the operations of the regulator were shrouded in secrecy.
Workers shut down N-Assembly over unpaid allowances
LEGISLATIVE activities at the National Assembly, Abuja, were yesterday delayed for hours by protesting staff of the National Assembly Service Commission due to non-payment of salaries and other allowances.
Court sacks 2 parallel PDP excos in Anambra
ANAMBRA High Court, sitting in Ekwulobia, has sacked two parallel executive committees of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, in Anambra State.
Community vows to fish out Togo
EMBATTLED former militant leader, “General” John Togo, who had come under fire from some of his colleagues for returning to the creeks after accepting amnesty last year from the Federal Government, yesterday, said he was not a criminal as some of his former militant colleagues had alleged
While creating six new varsities, strengthen existing ones , says Okebukola
Crawford University’s second convocation last Friday at Igbesa, Ogun State, provided the platform for the Pro-chancellor, a seasoned university administrator, to look at the options for and against establishing six federal universities in the country.
Chicken more than a republic
APPARENTLY, ours is a chicken republic in which the chicken is greater than the republic. We have discovered one good thing about the land, though in whatever you do, you have a choice.
MEND with a tarnished halo
I ONCE watched an interesting documentary on National Geographic Wild channel, which brought home to me the elders’ saying: “No matter how well you treat a wild animal it will still have its eyes on the bush”.
NASS aspirants reject consensus c’ttee
About seven aspirants from Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State, vying to represent Aninri, Awgu and Oji-River federal constituency at the National Assembly in the forthcoming 2011 elections, have rejected the Professor S. Ukpabi-led committee set up by the Greater Awgu Forum, a socio-political group, to ascertain which of the three local governments should produce the next candidate for the election.
Protests trail murder of monarch in Owerri
Angry protests have continued to trail the gruesome murder in Owerri, of the traditional ruler of Ibeamaukwu autonopmous community, Umunakanu, Ehime Mbano local government area, Eze Emeka Njoku, in bizarre circumstances.
From Indictment to Resolve
Amateur Boxing in Nigeria has gone under chiefly because the house leadership is a far cry from the one of 18 years ago, under which was effectively interpreted the full meaning of Control, components of which includes monitoring, organization and superv-ision
