Oni, Mimiko mourn T.M. Aluko
The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Olusegun Oni, has described the demise of Nigeria’s oldest writer, Timothy Mofolorunso Aluko, 92, as the fall of the grand oak in the forest of Nigeria’s literary icons, saying his death was a great loss to the nation.
Kukah advocates free, fair polls
Catholic cleric, Rev. Father Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said unless there were free and fair elections in the country, where the people’s votes would count, Nigerians cannot claim to be free.
Beyond Iwu’s Exit From INEC
AT a time it was not expected, the Acting President Dr, Goodluck Jonathan peremptorily punctuated Prof. Maurice Iwu’s tenure as Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
2011: Amaechi, Saraki, Duke seek credible polls
AS Nigerians prepare for the 2011 general elections, some serving and former governors have warned that leaving the preparations and conduct of the next election to politicians would be too dangerous for the country.
N-Assembly to pass Climate Change Commission bill
CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Senator Folashade Grace Bent disclosed, weekend that a joint National Assembly Committee on Climate was working on a bill to establish a Climate Change Commission in the country.
Electricity fund: Oil coys to pay 2% profit
A law seeking to empower the Federal Inland Revenue Service to deduct 2% of the profit made annually by every oil company registered in Nigeria awaits concurrence and passage into law by the Senate.
