French protests can’t happen here
FRANCE has been aflame for seven weeks as the President Nicolas Sarkozy government took on the people of France which elected it. The primary reason why the French are up in arms, the proposal to increase retirement age from 60 to 62 years, will shock the average Nigerian. That is putting it mildly; to many of them, the reason will appear insane.
Constitution: Senate sets up harmonization committee
THE Senate has inaugurated a six-man conference committee to harmonize all the grey areas in the bill for an Act to alter the 1999 Constitution (Second Alteration) passed by the National Assembly on Wednesday.
Four arrested over Rivers Commissioner of Power mother’s murder
THREE persons have been arrested in connection with the murder, Tuesday night of mother of the Rivers State Commissioner of Power, Madam Lucy Wokocha at her residence in Okposi community in the state.
Lawmaker told to account for stewardship
THE Isoko Action for Survival, a socio-political group, has told the member representing Isoko South Constituency 1 in the Delta State House of Assembly, Mr Benjamin Efekodo to give account of his stewardship in the last three years to the people of the constituency or forget his second term ambition
Robbers kill 3 policemen, vulcaniser in Ekpoma
Three policemen and a vulcaniser were killed, yesterday, when armed robbers stormed the Ekpoma branch of a first generation bank in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State.
Bafarawa tackles EFCC over seized passport
AGAINST the back-drop of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s, EFCC, recent advisory on alleged corrupt politicians, former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Dalhatu Bafarawa, denied yesterday, that his international passport was returned to him by chairman of the Commission, Mrs Farida Waziri.
