This is a government that signed an agreement with us on January 24, 2012, to the effect that they would inject N100 bn as funding into the universities in the first month; and that before the end of 2012, they would inject another N300 bn.”

Afemai Youth Coalition, AYC, an umbrella body of all youths in the North senatorial district of Edo State, weekend, reiterated their call for the release of their son and human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome.

The ‘evil’ omen had for long clouded the party, but no one really expected the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to split on its 15th anniversary.

… says 2006 census manipulated to favour North
ABUJA—The Christian Association of Nigeria, Sunday, warned President Goodluck Jonathan against being used by Northerners to sacrifice chairman of National Population Commission, Chief Festus Odimegwu, ahead of 2015 election, following the revelation of the true nature of 2006 census by the latter.

ABUJA—Contrary to speculations that November 2013 is the date the new UK visa bond of £3,000 would take off, British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Andrew Pocock, weekend, said his government was yet to take a decision on whether to go ahead with the policy or not.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday compelled banks to buy dollars at N160.5 per dollar, in a bid to halt the four day depreciation of the naira at the interbank foreign exchange market. The unusual intervention forced the interbank exchange rate to N162.05 per dollar on Friday from N163.7 per dollar on Thursday, translating to 165 kobo appreciation for the naira.

SECOND Republic lawmaker, Dr Junaid Mohammed, yesterday, described what happened at the Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) as a disaster and catastrophe waiting to tear the party apart.

AS far back as the third century B.C., the “Legist” school of philosophy in China had made a case for the existence of law in society. The underlying idea, around which this case is built, is that man is by nature evil and the law is needed to keep his evil inclination in check. It concluded that only the restraint of penal law would bring good back to the society. The school was reacting to the decadence and chaos that then characterised the Chinese society.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has said all the 22 federal airports in Nigeria will soon have static observation posts erected at strategic locations within the perimeter fence of the airports to forestall premeditated and inadvertent unauthorized access to the airside. This will be complemented by motorized and foot patrols.

FORMER Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, weekend, threw his weight behind recommendations of the Steve Oronsaye’s Committee and charged President Goodluck Jonathan to reduce Federal Government expenditure at the Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs.