THE constitution of a merger of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State has run into troubled waters as the state chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, yesterday, disowned move spear-headed by Senator Ajayi Boroffice.

Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Ade Ipaye, has condemned the use of backdated or forged receipts or documents to apply for Certificate of Occupancy, saying that the government would commence full implementation of the Land Use Law in the state from July 31, 2013.

EMPLOYERS in the Shipping/Courier sector of the Maritime industry have reach agreement with organized labour how modalities for sustainable gratuity in the sector.

National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, and IndustriALL Global Union, IGU, have worrisome is the continuous delay in settlement of the entitlements of workers of Kaduna Textiles Limited, KTL, since 2002 by its owner-19 Northern States of the Federation.

The disagreement over lifting of oil and gas cargoes between the management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Concessionaires in Eastern ports has caught the attention of the National Assembly as it has directed the NPA to maintain the ‘status quo’ in its dealings with the operators.

The House of Representatives is at the verge of putting finishing touches to a bill that would change the face of the administration of Criminal Justice in Nigeria.

IN the couple of months following his death up to his burial today, the world has risen in unison to celebrate Chinua Achebe as a man universally acclaimed to be the father of modern African literature and as the man who used literature to bring Africa to the world.

Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is set to deploy three brand new platforms to curb the activities of armed robbery at sea.

The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions, ASSBIFI, has threatened to drag Eco bank Limited to court following the bank’s recent sacking of its 147 staff members, saying that if the severance fee of the affected staff are not paid in two weeks the bank may also be picketed.

In this report, adire fabric design exponent, Chief Mrs Nike Okundaye gives an account of her 62 seasons of life as an artist and art promoter, even as she looks back in gratitude to God that she never failed in the duties she owes humanity.

Akolade Arowolo, accused of killing his banker wife, Titilayo Arowolo, yesterday, told an Ikeja High Court how he struggled with his slain wife while he was allegedly attacked with a knife by the deceased.

Following the Lagos State Commissioner for Education’s reported ban on wearing of hijab by Muslim students in the state’s public schools, Muslim parents have expressed their grievances, saying such is against the practice of Islam.

Minna— The All Nigeria Peoples’ Party, ANPP, in Niger State has now broken into two factions with one headed by a former member of the state House of Assembly, Afiniki Dauda, while the other is led by a one-time Commissioner for Health in the state, Hajiya Jummai Mohammed.

Justice Musa Kurya of a Federal High Court, Lagos, Wednesday, sentenced a 34-year old disabled, Wale Arowolo, to six months imprisonment for drug trafficking.

In line with its corporate responsibility to the people, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of Amila powdered soft drink organised a painting competition for young ones in primary schools in Lagos State tagged Amila Painting Challenge.