Bamidele denies defection, says he was never in APC
A governorship aspirant of the Labour Party, LP, in Ekiti State, Opeyemi Bamidele, yesterday, denied defecting from any political party.
Lack of reliable data bank impedes devt —Oshiomhole
GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has identified lack of reliable national data bank as an impediment to national development.
ICPC indentifies panacea for corruption
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has identified attitudinal change among Nigerians as the panacea for increasing cases of corruption in the country.
Labour demands industrial policy to promote local competitiveness
ORGANISED Labour has called on the Federal Government to develop an industrial policy supportive of local production through deliberate strategies of promoting competitiveness through aggressive infrastructural support and a mix of well thought out macroeconomic framework that reward value addition and employment generation.
Will Julius Ihonvbere run?
I KNEW him in 2005 when I accompanied the then Etsako Central Council boss, Pascal Ugbome, on a visit to his Asokoro District, Abuja, residence. He was then President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Special Adviser on Project Monitoring and Evaluation.
Group to challenge legality of Nigeria’s 1914 Amalgamation
A fresh test to Nigeria’s sovereign status is afoot as Movement for New Nigeria has stated its intention to challenge the legality of the 1914 Amalgamation ordinance which gave birth to the Nigerian state.
Delta awards contract for second int’l airport
Delta State Government has awarded contract for the building of a second international airport at Osubi, near Warri.
RIGHTS DAY: Ban Ki-moon tasks govts on violations
THE United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, yesterday, called on all countries of the world to uphold the ideals of human rights.
He made the call in a statement to mark the 2013 International Human Rights Day, which also marks 20 years of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly in Vienna in 1993.
We’ll resolve PDP crisis before 2015 — Tukur
National Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has said that the party would do everything within its power to resolve the crises rocking it before the 2015 general elections.
The price of migrating without genuine intentions (2)
By Vera Samuel Anyagafu As concerned Nigerians continue to make passionate appeal to the government of President Goodluck Jonathan for speedy intervention on issues concerning Nigerians who are serving various jail terms in China prisons, the Nigerian Ambassador to China, Ambassador Wali on his part, has continued to warn immigrants against fake documentation. Vanguard Consular […]
Canada’s labor shortage threatens $50 bn LNG Plans
Energy companies trying to raise almost $50 billion for Canada’s first network of natural gas export terminals will face an even more basic challenge: finding the workers to build them. Housing complexes boasting an indoor golf driving range, a two-story gymnasium and a private movie theater are among perks companies are mulling to lure tradesmen […]
