Anambra Assembly wants Udoji immortalised
THE Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a resolution, calling on the state government to liaise with the Federal Government for a possible naming of a federal tertiary institution in the country after the late Chief Jerome Udoji, one of Nigeria’s foremost public servants, who passed on recently, in recognition of his contributions towards the development of the country.
Crisis in Imo PDP worries national leadership
The unending wrangling among loyalists of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Imo State, is now a source of serious worry to the national leadership of the party.
Police lament high rate of auto crashes
By Albert Akpor LAGOS — THE Lagos Police Command has expressed concern over what it described as “alarming rate of death arising from motor accidents in Lagos metropolis” in the wake of auto crashes which claimed five lives which were attributed to the drivers’ recklessness. The Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank […]
Lagos nets N57.5bn from bond market
By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Monsur Olowoopejo LAGOS —THE Lagos State government has realised about N57 .5 billion from the sales of N50 billion bonds to investors at a fixed rate of 10 per cent in the second tranche of the N275 billion debts issuance programme. According to the state government, the amount represents 249 per […]
Shittu emerges Customs agents’ new head
 By Godfrey Bivbere  OWERRI—Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, weekend, elected a new executive to run the affairs of the association for the next four years, even as the new leadership has threatened to drag the Federal Fovernment to court over the continued delay in the establishment of a Port Regulator. Alhaji Olayiwola […]
Danbazau restates military’s readiness to defend democracy
By Abdulwahab Abdulah LAGOS — Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt.-Gen Bello Danbazau, yesterday said his leadership would continue to have zero tolerance for the men and officers of the Nigerian Army who attempt to jeopardise the present democratic structure in the country. Speaking at a five-day seminar on democracy, peace building and conflict management […]
