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Good riddance to bad rubbish

Good riddance to bad rubbish

The week ending Saturday, November 6, 2010 was quite revealing for amateur boxing in Nigeria. It just about marked the first day, first month and first year ever, that the sport decided to take matters into its own hands.

Sambo shelves visit to Delta State

Sambo shelves visit to Delta State

However, the nullification of the 2007 Delta State Gubernatorial Election yesterday claimed its first major victim, with the cancellation of Vice President Namadi Sambo’s proposed visit to the oil rich state.

Strike: Police orderly shoots NLC leader in Edo

Strike: Police orderly shoots NLC leader in Edo

THE three-day warning strike embarked upon by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, turned bloody in Edo State yesterday, when a trigger happy mobile police officer attached to a Judge from a neighouring state, shot at the state Chairman of the National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE, Comrade Godwin Ehikioya, when the union leaders tried to enforce the strike directive at the Benin Airport.

PDP planning to turn Nigeria into one party state – Group

PDP planning to turn Nigeria into one party state – Group

Some youths organisations yesterday raised an alarm that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, purported gentleman agreement on zoning arrangement was a ploy designed by a powerful clique to turn Nigeria into a one-party state, and with intent to continue to hold on to power and perpetually oppress the people.