New wage: Plateau workers to shut state’s economy
Jos-Labour in Plateau State has threatened to shut down the state’s economy if the government fails to yield to the demand to implement the new minimum wage by tomorrow.
Criticism of Wenger is a joke, says Wilshere
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has backed Arsene Wenger to get the Gunners back on track after insisting criticism of the French coach is a joke.
Nigerians were more united at the beginning than now – Abaribe
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, PDP, Abia Central is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs. Abaribe, a ranking Senator first elected into the Senate in 2007, served as Abia State Deputy Governor between 1999-2003. In this interview, he bares his mind among others on expectations from the lawmakers, Nigeria at 51, the nation’s challenges and how Nigerians see the Senate.
I won’t let mindless insults affect me – Adebayor
Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor insists he won’t be affected by the abusive chants from Arsenal fans during Sunday’s north London derby.
Saudi Arabia blames unrest on foreign country
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that clashes on Monday night that injured 14 people in its oil-rich Eastern province, home to a large Shi’ite population, were the work of an unnamed foreign power, usually code for its rival Iran.
Boosting petroleum education, research the PTDF way
It is a common belief that more than fifty years of petroleum exploration in the country has seen very little impact in the sub-text of petroleum and technological education, and therefore the development of local expertise in the sector.
Our quarrel with FG’s reform in power sector – Labour
NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, has said if the revelations at the Senate Hearing on Privatisation especially energy, are anything to go by, a people-oriented reforms in the nation’s Power sector, is a mirage.
Palestinian Statehood: Nigeria mum on voting preference
United Nations – Nigeria on Tuesday reaffirmed its support for the Palestinian State, but fell short of disclosing how it would vote on the Palestinians’ request for UN membership. Amb. Joy Ogwu, Nigeria’s envoy to the UN and Security Council and President for the month of October, disclosed this at a briefing on the programme […]
Six held over plot to kill Karzai, Afghan President
Six people have been arrested after an alleged Al-Qaeda plot to assassinate Afghan President Hamid Karzai involving one of his bodyguards was foiled, officials said Wednesday.
Mourinho gets two – match ban for eye poke
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho will be banned for two matches for jabbing his finger into the eye of Barcelona’s assistant coach, the Spanish football federation said Wednesday. Suspension
Security now number one priority on national agenda – Minister
Ms Olajumoke Akinjide, the Minister of State for FCT, said on Tuesday that the security of lives and property was now the number one priority on the national agenda of Federal Government.
