Adeoti, Ekiti Dep Speaker laid to rest amidst tears
Tears were flowing uncontrollably from the eyes of relations, friends and other sympathizers at Otun Ekiti yesterday when the remains of the former Deputy Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr Saliu Adeoti was committed to mother earth.
Nigerians and Nigerian Police(2)
It is possible to get away with anything in Nigerian if you can pay the bill. Police and even some Military officers are now rented for all manners of ridiculous or condescending activities including using them as temporary aide de camp to smart guys to impress their girlfriends, as recently exposed by some soft-sell magazines.
Sanitation: Lagos suspends restriction order for NECO
Lagos State Govern-ment has suspended the restriction order on movement for the monthly sanitation exercise on October 30 and November 27, to allow for free movement of examination materials, invigilators and the students that will be partaking in the November/ December 2010 National Examination Council, NECO, examinations.
Plea bargaining and the criminal justice system in Nigeria
On October 8, 2010, the former Chief Executive Officer of Oceanic Bank International Nigeria PLC, Mrs. Cecilia Ibru was sentienced to eighteen months imprison by the Federal High Court Lagos, Nigeria for committing various economic and financial crimes.
Nigeria at 50: A Search for An Alternative Paradigm
To X-ray Nigeria at 50 years while searching for an alternative paradigm, what then is it about Nigeria at 50 years that warrants a search for an alternative paradigm? You certainly do not change a winning formula if you are doing well. It is only when you are doing otherwise that you run from the hospital to the herbalist, the church, the mosque, the magician and elsewhere for a winning formula or a cure. So, the questions are: Is Nigeria doing well? Has Nigeria done well? Does Nigeria have a plan to do well?
NUPENG threatens strike over sacked Chevron workers
National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, yesterday, gave Chevron Nigeria Ltd till November 1 to reinstate its sacked members or face an industrial action.
NDLEA arrests 60-yr-old drug trafficker
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a 60-year-old man (names withheld) at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, for drug trafficking.
Rep Seat: Anxiety as S/Court reviews the longest pre-election case
A five member panel of the Supreme Court is scheduled to take legal arguments and give instant judgment, on October 21, in a four-year old pre-election dispute between Mr Bassey Etim and Hon Emmanuel Obot. The duo had locked horns since late 2006 over who between them was the valid candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the April 2007 election into the Uyo Federal constituency seat at the National Assembly.
RMD: Cool, calm and still charming
Richard Mofe-Damijo is the epitome of cool. Enduringly charming, he welcomed me into his office with that trademark smile that has melted many hearts. Despite his foray into the murky waters of politics, RMD has not allowed his cool factor to slip. Remarkably honest and always happy to discuss movies, literature, theatre, and you guessed right, politics;
Arms Seizure: National Security Adviser meets top Security Chiefs
IN an apparent state of worry, over the recent seizure of a record quantity of war arms and ammunition, in Lagos, the National Security Adviser, NSA, General Andrew Azazi (rtd), was Thursday locked in over five hours high level security meeting with top security chiefs.
NSE may extend trading hours, ease price cap restrictions
Nigeria’s stock exchange, the third_largest in Africa, may lengthen its trading hours and loosen restrictions on share price movements in a bid to boost liquidity and attract more foreign investors.
