Life and time Late Justus Esiri
Legendary actor, Justus Esiri, died suddenly Tuesday night, throwing the entertainment industry into mourning. He was 71 years. His death was preceded by the death of Lugard Onoyemu and songstress Goldie Harvey.
2014: Political leaders agreed to cede power to Anambra North – Rep Ogene
AHEAD of the 2014 governorship election in Anambra State, a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Afam Ogene (APGA, Ogbaru Federal Constituency) has dismissed as false claims by some politicians that there was no consensus that the next governor of the state should come from Anambra North, which has never produced the helmsman since the inception of the state. Regretting that only Governor Peter Obi has kept the agreement, Ogene said in this interview that Anambra North has what it takes to fight the electoral battle.
Globally, education ran by govt never work – David
Dr Lorenzo Manuel David, Jr. is a filipino who has been living in Nigeria for over 30 years. From 1988 to 1998, he taught Geophysics in the University of Benin. Presently, he is the principal of White Sand School, Lekki. In this interview, he spoke of his personal commitment to education and the way forward for education sector in Nigeria. Excerpts.
Pensioners in Kogi demand sack of political appointees
LOKOJA—Kogi State Government has been given a 14-day ultimatum to sack all the political appointees by the National Union of Pensioners, NUP.
Education is top priority – FG
THE Federal Government has said that it will continue to pay high premium on education as part of its transformation agenda geared towards making Nigeria one of the largest economy by the year 2020.
Court remands 2 Indians over alleged oil bunkering
Abuja Division of Federal High Court, yesterday, remanded two Indians, Kamal Sharma and Ashok Agarwal, in Kuje prison over alleged involvement in illegal diversion of petroleum products from Nigeria.
How media can be responsible in conflict reportage – Stakeholders
Deeply worried by the unethical attitudes displayed by members of the Fourth Estate of the Realm towards reporting conflict situations across the world, Ufuk Dialogue Foundation and Nigerian Turkish Nile University, Abuja, recently brought together media practitioners, media scholars, captains of industries, politicians and students to discuss possible ways that the media can be socially and ethically responsible in reporting conflicts.
Why our criminal justice system must be reformed – Angwe
Professor Bem Angwe is the Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, NHRC. In this interview, he spoke on the scope of the commission’s powers, the efforts of the commission in promoting, protecting and defending the rights of Nigerians and other national issues.
NSC to fight illegal charges in the shipping industry
In a bid to fightillegal charges in the shipping industry, Nigeria Shipper’s Council (NSC), has said that efforts are being made to review the laws of the Council.
Book review: Deregulation Law, Economics and Politics
This book is of intellectual fascination and practical importance. The book further reviews the economic, political and legal basis for the deregulation exercise in Nigeria. The chapters in the book reflect the banking sector, Electricity Sector, Broadcasting as well as other essential utilities.
Itsekiri laud Reyenieju on move to immortalise Okotie-Eboh
Itsekiri Development Congress, IDC, has supported the House of Representatives member, Mr. Daniel Reyenieju, for calling on the Federal Government to immortalise the late former Minister of Finance, Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh, with a federal university or institution in any part of the country named after him.
