THE stage is now set for a three day warning strike by Labour over the issue of minimum wage for workers in the public service as organized Labour made up of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, yesterday, failed to reach an agreement with the committee set up by the National Council of State, to harmonize perceived grey areas between Labour and the Federal Government.

Chief Dan Nwanyanwu is the chairman of Labour Party. In this interview with Vanguard, he spoke on Nigeria’s 50 years independence celebration, the bomb explosion that rocked the FCT during the celebration, his party’s readiness for 2011 elections, the need for presidential assent to Electoral Act and the principle of one-man-one vote as solution to Nigeria’s many problems. Excerpts:

BUT you and I know that that is not true, here are the political leaders, and supporters of the PDP here in Edo State gathered so the truth is that the Governor of Edo State has political supporters with him.

THE International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law (Intersociety) has suggested that the quickest way to end the lingering strike by members of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, in state-owned universities in the South East was for governments to increase the subventions of their institutions.

Otunba Lateef Owoyemi, the Otunba Jadiara of Ijebuland and former president, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, has served in many capacities and contributed to the economic development of Nigeria. An astute management consultant, his firm, LOP Consulting Ltd, has remained an active player in nation-building in the last 33 years. The 73-year-old, who was a good companion of late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, spoke to BASHIR ADEFAKA, in Lagos on issues bothering on Nigerian politics and economy.

For allegedly causing the death of a 58-year-old man, a driver was yesterday docked at an Apapa Senior Magistrate’s Court for manslaughter.

Spurred by recent security threats, the Nigeria Police has enhanced the standard and quality of intelligence gathering of its personnel, as it trains over 163 officers in intelligence and security, at the Nigeria Army Intelligence School.

The police in Bayelsa State, yesterday, arraigned three persons before the Federal High Court, Yenagoa, over their alleged involvement in the stoning of Governor Timipre Sylva at last month’s civic reception held for President Goodluck Jonathan during his visit to the state, recently.

Not wanting to leave anything to chance, the Nigeria Football Federation Technical Committee has requested that the newly appointed Chief Coach of the Super Eagles, Samson Siasia undergoes medical tests to ascertain the state of his health for the challenges ahead.

New Super Eagles coach Samson Yebowei Siasia Monday received full marks from Pillar of Sports Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu even as one -time skipper Segun Odegbami gained prominence for predicting unfolding events nine years ago in Ghana.
Kalu credited Odegbami with having a strong belief in Siasia’s ability to chart a new course for the Eagles long before the coach returned to the country in search of a job.