Oyo PDP crisis: Ladoja, Balogun, others slam party’s secretariat
FORMER Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, Senator Lekan Balogun and other chieftains of a faction in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have expressed their displeasure at the alleged sluggish way the national secretariat of the party is handling the crisis in the state, threatening to quit the party if the crisis is not addressed urgently.
Nwoko pledges quality service to constituents
A senatorial aspirant in the Delta North Senatorial District, Prince Ned Nwoko, has pledged his preparedness to render quality service to the people of the district if elected.
Smear campaign won’t deter us – Enugu govt
Enugu State government yesterday said it would not be deterred by the smear campaign currently being executed by some desperate politicians out to resurrect their ambitions that had long gone comatose, and urged the people to ignore same.
Post-amnesty militancy: NTAC to the rescue
Recently the success of the Federal Government’s amnesty programme was called to question when some ex-militants practically took the laws into their hands while protesting their alleged exclusion from the programme. The protesting former militants had barricaded the Mbiama bridge on the busy East-West road, a development that left most commuters plying that road stranded for several hours.
Corruption in Nigerian judiciary: How safe is 2011 general elections?
IN a country buffeted by corruption like ours, the judiciary is expected to be the last bus-stop of hope for the common man. It is the primary organ of any democratic society that is expected to guarantee equal access to justice and equity to everyone that approaches its supposedly hallowed temple.
Nigeria at 50: A Search for an Alternative Paradigm(2)
Rather than just banning the country’s football teams aftermath of the dismal performance of the Super Eagles at the last World Cup in South Africa, the President should have banned the National Assembly, PHCN, the Police and all other institutions.
OAU Lecturers reject ICPC report on double pension deductions
THERE appears to be no end in sight to the disagreement between members of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Branch and the university’s authorities over alleged double deduction of workers’ pension.
Plea bargaining and the criminal justice system in Nigeria(2)
Not until the crush of civil litigation brought on by the explosion of personal injury cases in the industrial era did judges begin to appreciate the workload relief plea bargaining promised”.
ArtHouse Contemporary adds photography to auction bouquet…
As the 5th edition of the Lagos based ArtHouse Contemporary kicks off on Monday 22nd, November, 2010 at five star event venue, the Civic Centre, one troubled issue concerning the debate about the inclusion of photography as one component of the nation’s contemporary art, would have been solved permanently.
How poor results in Maths, English affect varsity admission – VC
DELIVERING his address at the Second Convocation Ceremony of Bells University of Technology, Ota, held Saturday, Professor Isaac Adebayo Adeyemi, the Vice-Chancellor, charged all the graduating students to brace up and gird their loins.
International Criminal Court analyses Jos situation
The Hague-based International Criminal Court, ICC, is conducting an analysis of Jos, Plateau State over potential crimes against humanity, the Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo, has said in a letter sent last week to the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP.
