Odi invasion: Court orders FG to pay N37.6bn compensation
A Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt Tuesday ordered the Federal Government to pay N37.6b compensation to the people of Odi community in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State over the invasion of their community by armed soldiers during the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Katsina govt to spend N200m on training of 25 students in Egypt
KATSINA—Katsina State Government is to spend N200million on the sponsorship of 25 students studying for various degree courses at Arab Academy in Alexandria, Egypt.
Nigeria seeks world’s help to slow oil theft
Nigeria has appealed to foreign governments to help crack down on crude oil theft, the oil minister said Tuesday of the illicit industry that robs Africa’s biggest oil producer of some $6 billion per year.
Arsenal v Bayern Munich starting line-ups
Starting line-ups in the Champions League last 16 first-leg match between Arsenal and Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium in London on Tuesday:
Glo launches five new tariff packages
TOP telecoms operator, Globacom has introduced five new subscriber-friendly tariff plans targeted at its prepaid customers. The new plans, Hi-Flyer and Talkfree have been introduced to address the needs of high value voice and data subscribers while the new G-Bam, new Infinito and new Gista which already exist, have been repackaged to offer more value to customers.
The Armed Forces …The security issue
THE Constitution of this country has established the prime value of the currency of Nigerian citizenry, and our politics instead of being the cultivation of the appreciation of Nigerian citizenry, has been and continues to be a process of a structured depreciation of the value of citizenry.
