Industrial unrest looms in federal hospitals
WORKERS in the Federal Hospitals and other health institutions across the country have issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address five pending industrial disputes including non-implementation of 2012 collective agreement between government and the health sector unions, raising fears of another industrial unrest in the federal health institutions.
The war against Rochas Okorocha
THE impetus for this essay rests on the contents of the front-page news-story in the Daily Sun of Friday, March 8, 2013 entitled, “Imo: APGA unveils plot to sack Okorocha, Speaker”. According to this news report, the ImoState chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has alleged a plot by the Presidency and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to sack the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha and to distort the activities of the Imo State House of Assembly.
APGA insists on holding National Convention April 8
THE leadership of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, weekend, asserted that the planned national convention of the party tentatively scheduled for April 8 in Enugu would hold, irrespective of the ramblings within it.
Impeachment saga: Oganihu Owerri strategises
A socio-cultural organisation, Oganihu Owerri, has concluded arrangements to hand out appropriate punishment on lawmakers from Owerri senatorial zone found to be playing roles in the current impeachment saga against the Deputy Governor, Sir Jude Agbaso.
Lagos records 100% improvement in WAEC
GOVERNOR Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, has said the state recorded a 100 per cent improvement in the 2012 West African Examination Council, WAEC, results, attributing the achievement to the “Support Our Schools Initiative” that promotes better teaching and learning environment in the state.
Alams, others deserve pardon -Tukur
National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, yesterday, threw his weight behind the recent state pardon granted by President Goodluck Jonathan to former governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, and former bank executive, Shettima Bulama, among others, saying they deserved the pardon and called for the understanding of Nigerians.
