NATIONAL Deputy Secretary of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, and member of the dissolved Joint Merger Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Barrister Okoi Obono-Obla has said that after 30 days the Independent National Electoral officer, INEC, acknowledged receipt of its application for registration, APC by law can become a political party.

In an unprecedented move, Governor Rotimi Amaechi surprised ailing singer and producer OJB Jezreel with a donation of $100,000 on the eve of the singer’s birthday, OJB hasn’t been able to thank him and other Nigerians who made donations enough.

Following the non-sighting of the new moon yesterday, Muslims in Nigeria have been asked to complete the 30 days of Sha’ban today and begin the 1434 A.H Ramadan tomorrow, Wednesday. 

THE above excerpt taken from Achebe’s debut novel, Things Fall Apart, aptly describes the fate that befell the people of Northern Nigeria as soon as the then British colonial overlords abdicated in favour of Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sarduana of Sokoto and the then Premier of Northern region.

It seems the most effective way in getting government’s attention on any issue in Nigeria by its employees and other unions is to embark on industrial action, otherwise called strike.