DASA-CWAS celebrates African newspapers
AFRICAN newspapers take centre stage this week in the United Kingdom as the Department of African Studies and Anthropology, DASA, incorporating the Centre of West African Studies, CWAS, of the University of Birmingham, holds its annual Cadbury International Conference on 17th and 18th of May.
Security guard,30, docked for forgery, impersonation in Lagos
A 30-year-old security guard, Charles Olise, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court over alleged forgery and impersonation. Olise, who was docked before Magistrate Dan Oni is facing a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery and impersonation.
NLC gives Daewoo ultimatum over workers’ unionisation
ASABA—DELTA State Council of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has condemned alleged refusal of the management of Daewoo Nigeria Limited in Ekpan, Delta State, to allow its workers join labour union as guaranteed by the Nigerian Constitution, advising the company to retrace its steps or face the wrath of labour.
Police vacate Obio Akpor council secretariat
The Rivers State Police Command has withdrawn from Obio Akpor local government secretariat.
Repair of federal roads: Abia seeks N14.6bn reimbursement
GOVERNOR Theodore Orji of Abia State put forward to the federal government for reinbursement N14.6 billion, being money expended on federal roads by the state government.
Curbing the menace of building disasters
The news of collapsed and burnt buildings have been a reoccurring issue in Nigeria, but the sad part is that nothing seem to be changing. Tomorrow, another building might collapse or burn down and Nigerians would carry on as if nothing happened.
