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PRESIDENT of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Mr. Abdulwaheed Omar, yesterday, in Benin City, Edo State, said congress had written to President Goodluck Jonathan, not to allow Edo State trigger what could end the nation’s democracy by prevailing on the security agencies to find the killers of Mr. Olaitan Oyerinde, who was killed in Benin City on May 4.

Two years after its activities were summarily put on hold, the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Section of Business Law, SBL rejuvenates with its upcoming Annual SBL conference scheduled for June 17-20, 2012, where it aimed at exploring available resources to improve the lots of Nigerian Lawyers on commercial law practice in the country.

THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has collected a total of N185 billion from its 30 area commands across the country for the first quarter of 2012, an indication that its N1 trillion revenue target for the year may not be realisable.

Whether the lower court was justified in holding that the appellants relied on traditional evidence or history in proof of their claim as opposed to numerous and positive acts of ownership. Whether the refusal by the lower court to consider and determine the appellants’ omnibus ground of appeal was right and did the same not constitute a denial of the appellants’ right to fair hearing.

Senate Committee on Aviation has ordered Lufthansa Airlines to pay to the Federal Government N2.198 billion being debt owed from non-payment of royalty or face sanctions.

AWKA – Senator Annie Okonkwo has called on Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State to urgently conduct local government elections in the state to avert crisis.

TWO major political parties – incumbent party in power, the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and its arch rival, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have rolled out their drums of war ahead of the July 14, 2012 governorship election.

United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has expressed skepticism over the ability of African countries to meet Education for All, EFA target by 2015 despite concerted efforts by African leaders.

Nigeria’s free fall in the FIFA rankings continued for the month of May as the country dropped three places down to the 63rd position.

GOVERNORSHIP candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the July 14 governorship election in Edo State, Major General Charles Airhiavbere (rtd), broke down in tears, yesterday, over the plight of the Ijaw living in the riverine areas of the state, describing the abject poverty and neglect of the people by government as “unacceptable.”