Justice Remains Best Compensation
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan took decisive steps in addressing the pains of the families that post-election violence put in agony. He has promised compensation of N5 million to each of the 10 families, a job in the federal service for a graduate from the immediate family of the deceased, and above all justice for the dead.
Akala approves N18,000 minimum wage for workers
GOVERNOR Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State, yesterday, approved the payment of N18,000 minimum wage for workers in the state.
New rule bars fresh Senators from contesting as presiding officers
With only few days to the end of the present senate, a new amendment to the Senate Standing Order that would effectively shut the door against new senators seeking to contest the office of the President of the Senate or the deputy is being introduced.
Profiling the Northern enemy
THE past three weeks have been some of the most difficult for the frames of perception and analysis of Northern Nigeria, in the Southern Nigerian press. Not since the crisis generated by the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election, has Northern Nigeria received the negative, in some cases, crudely racist profiling, as has been visited upon it, in the wake of Nigeria’s last presidential election.
JTF, militants in gun battle
SOLDIERS suspected to be from the Joint Task Force, JTF, on the Niger Delta, Wednesday, stormed a militant camp in Ayakoromor community, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state and engaged the militants in a gun battle.
Eagles, Black Stars battle for final ticket
Nigeria and Ghana will today relieve their age-long rivalry in football as the Super Eagles and the Black Stars take on each other in the semi final of the ongoing WAFU Cup at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta. It will be the second of the semi final fixtures that will come after Togo and Liberia would have settled scores in their match fixed to kick off 2 pm.
