The ICPC/NUC report and sexual harassment in Nigerian universities (2)
SEXUAL offence is therefore a fact of human life, perhaps more so now than in the past. In the particular instance of tertiary institutions, ‘sexual harassment’ is by no means the most serious of the problems confronting them. And this for reasons that there are regulations/laws within the university system, apart from the wider laws of society that can take care of this as that there are more pernicious factors that defeat the purpose for the existence of tertiary institutions than the advertised case of sexual harassment.
Harambee Stars return to heroes welcome
…Pomp, colour, cash greet shining Stars
It was pomp, colour, pageantry and loads of cash as Harambee Stars milked a warm return from Nigeria on Monday night following their heroic 1-1 draw against African champions, the Super Eagles over the weekend.
With more money, we can beat Eagles – Kenya
In the wake of Harambee Stars’ 1-1 tie against Nigeria on Saturday, Football Kenya Federation ( FKF) is calling for increased support for the team from the government.
EAST-WEST ROAD: Relocate office to construction site, rights group tells Orubebe
RIGHTS group, Nigerian Democratic Awareness Forum, NDAF, has told the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, to relocate his office to the Delta-Bayelsa-Port Harcourt axis of the East-West Road, refrain from excuses and channel his utterances and efforts towards the completion of the road.
Okotie-Eboh to Jonathan: Security before 2015 or…
SON of First Republic Finance Minister, Mr. Emmanuel Okotie-Eboh, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to address the current security challenges in the country, saying failure to do so might mar the electoral process of 2015.
IPC calls for dialogue with Burutu communities over data collection
Ijaw People Congress, IPC, has called on Joint Task Force, JTF Commander, Major-General Debiro, and authorities of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to order Integrated Data Servicing Nigeria Limited, IDSL, to hold talks with Akparemogbene, Oyangbene and Ayakoromo communities in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State over its ongoing data-collection in the area.
Lagos CJ assures judiciary workers on welfare
Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, Tuesday promised judiciary workers in the state an improved welfare condition.
Shortage of judges in Imo worry NBA
Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Owerri branch, has called on Imo State government to resolve the crisis militating against the appointment of new judges in the state.
First Bank gets 14-day ultimatum over workers’ unionisation
NATIONAL Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Intuitions Employees, NUBIFIE, has issued a-14 day ultimatum to the management of First Bank Nigeria Plc to compel Insourcing Limited, one of its service providers, to allow its workers to freely join union as enshrined in the Nigerian constitution to avoid the wrath of organised labour.
Killings in North: MASSOB declares June 8 day of mourning
Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Wednesday, set aside June 8 as a Biafran Public Holiday to mourn members of the group, especially Igbo, who lost their lives, following the insurgency of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, in the Northern part of the country.
S-H-O-C-K-E-R! Egypt kicks out Nigeria
Nigeria’s hope of defending their African Youth Championship crown, Tuesday went into smoke as Egypt’s U-20 team thrashed the Flying Eagles 2-0 in a semi-final game decided at the Ain Temouchet.
