Rights group tasks AU on African Mining Vision
Nigeria’s Environmental Rights Action, ERA, has warned that the African Mining Vision, AMV, adopted by the African Union, AU, in 2009 to provide guidance on how mining must be managed may not favour the continent.
5 detained labour leaders regain freedom
FIVE leaders of the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees, NUBIFIE, arrested Friday and detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department, CID, Lagos over alleged prompting of the management of Diamond Bank Plc in connection with protracted industrial dispute between the bank and the union, were yesterday, granted bail by an Igbosere Magistrate court.
Disputed Land: Shasha Residents urges Gov Fashola to prevail on LSBCA
Residents of Shasha Akowonjo, under the auspices of Landlords and Residents Association have sent a Save our Soul, SoS appeal to the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola over what they described as an attempt by an agency of the state government to forcibly seize and demolish their structures in the name of building a market in the area.
Three suspected robbers killed in Benue
The Police in Benue State on Sunday gunned down three robbery suspects who reportedly robbed and raped their victims at Mbakihir village in Buruku local government area of the state.
FCTA demolishes 110 illegal structures, seals up 202 buildings
The FCT Administration has demolished 110 illegal structures which it says posed security threats in Gaduwa District of Abuja.
NCC arrests 14 pirates in South East
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) says it arrested 14 suspected pirates in the South East zone between January and August 2013.
Sen Saror urges FG to end ASUU strike
A former member of the National Assembly, Sen. Daniel Saror, has criticised the prolong strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) describing it as `unfortunate’.
US will ‘pay the price’ if it attacks Syria – Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned Washington on Monday to brace for retaliation if US forces attacked his war-torn country, as he denied using chemical weapons against his people.
US, Russia clash at IAEA over Syria probe
The US and Russia clashed at the UN atomic agency Monday over Moscow’s request for an IAEA probe into the risks posed by US airstrikes hitting a small Syrian reactor.
Police arrest two for allegedly raping 4-year-old to death
The Katsina State Police Command says it has arrested two men for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl to death in Sandamu town of the state.
Pidgin English: A medium for effective communication?
Providing an answer to a question in a nationwide television programme, Mr Obafaiye Shem, a senior official at the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, inadvertently chipped in a phrase, “My oga at the top’’.
