The Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief Martin Elechi, has warned medical experts in the state to steer clear of any form of corrupt practices, saying such acts were capable of truncating the provision of affordable healthcare delivery to the people of the state.

MEMBERS of Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria, RATTAWU, and the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, have directed all media and culture workers in government-owned radio and television stations to begin a 3-day warning strike from today to compel government yield to their demand for a better pay.

MA-JORITY Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. Philip Shuaibu, has asked Nigerians to blame the Federal Government and not the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, if the 2011 general elections failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians.

“Advocacy for increased wages will perhaps remain eternal in the struggle of organised labour. Thus, expectedly the speeches made by Labour leaders all over the country last Friday, May 1st 2009 touched on the demand for a reasonable minimum wage that would give some measure of dignity to their rank and file. Indeed such demands are not peculiar to Nigerian workers as inflation generally gallops ahead of wage levels over time leaving income earners with lower purchasing power.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, weekend, expressed concern over the quality of graduates being produced in the nation’s tertiary institutions and blamed rising youth unemployment in the country on the problem.

Tobiloba Ajayi was born prematurely about 25 years ago. She suffered cerebral palsy while still in her mother’s womb and for 12 years after she was born could not walk with her two legs. She could have been thrown away by her parents but that was not to be her fate as succour was to come her way.

CIROMA is threatening disintegration on the platform of Goodluck’s presidential ambition. Ciroma is reminding people that a man not from the stock of those with the ‘divine right’ to rule Nigeria should not stand in national elections. Ciroma’s bias is obvious.

Hi Readers! Seb and I have been having some heated talks about plans for Heather and Robert’s wedding. Seb wants the traditional wedding done as soon as possible; maybe before Christmas. I disagree. I feel it’s too soon.

REVEREND Christopher Oghenebrorie Okotie was born on June 16, 1959 to Francis Idje and Cecilia Okotie, in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State. He earned an LL.B. Hons in 1984, from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu campus.

It was like they were all thinking alike. So one after the other they expressed anger at the crater-like potholes that punctuated the road, making movement difficult for buses and other vehicles.

Imo State governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, has sent the letter of appointment of Hon. Justice Benjamin Njemanze as the Chief Judge of the state to the State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation.

VICTIMS of the recent flood that ravaged parts of Anambra State would require about N500 million for their rehabilitation and reconstruction of public buildings, Director of the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, Dr. Nwabufo Ijezie, has said.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have swung to crack down on bribery and corruption in the Super Eagles by putting in black and white that new Nigeria coach, Samson Siasia, will not only be fired, but will be liable to pay out a whooping three million US dollars (over 450 million naira) should it be established he has taken a bribe in the discharge of his duty.

Satisfied with the presentations of Alhaji Sani Lulu, Amanze Uchegbulam and Taiwo Ogunjobi, the three sacked members of the executive committee of the Nigeria Football Federation who are protesting their Awrongful removal from office,@ the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Lausanne, Switzerland has written to the Alhaji Aminu Maigari board to respond within ten days of the receipt of presentations lodged by the sacked executives.

IMPRESSED with the smooth and credible elections of Nigerian Olympians Association, NOA that brought Henry Amike as its President, Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, President Engineer Sani Ndanusa has saluted Nigerian Olympians just as he said that Nigeria was on the right track of bringing back the glory days of sports.