Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has described the Managing Director of Obakpo Engineering Limited, Olorogun John Oguma, as one of the most outstanding contractors in the state, expressing satisfaction with the quality of his jobs.

President of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Dr Nasir Fagge, yesterday said the union would build on the gains of its 2013 struggles this year.
Fagge said in a signed in Abuja that 2013 was a year of struggle to salvage the Nigerian education system from the grip of Bretton-Woods institutions’.

“I want justice to be done on this matter. My son was murdered in cold blood. Whoever did this must face the law, justice must be done. The soldier whom I understand is a Sergeant, Ismaila Adediran must face justice. This is what will satisfy my family”.

A bill for a law to punish those responsible for oil spillage, which is before the National Assembly, is a welcome development and would serve as deterrent, Director-General of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA, Mr. Peter Idabor, has said.

Some operators of petrol stations have commended the NNPC and its subsidiaries for the steady supply of petroleum products across the nation during the festive period.

THE Forum of Former Local Government Council Chairmen in Edo South senatorial district, Edo State, yesterday, attributed the recent accident involving Governor Adams Oshiomhole to the failure of the Federal Government to accelerate work on the dualisation of the Auchi-Abuja Road.

President Goodluck Jonathan has been asked to immediately declare his intention to contest re-election for the 2015 presidential election.

Imagine relaxing in the comfort of your room and order a website around on things you should have ordinarily spend time and energy doing! That is exactly possible now. In fact you need not imagine it because it is happening right now in Abuja as OrderMeShopping, an online errand and home delivery business just launched its website www.ordermeshopping.com, last week. The site provides customers with the option to send in a shopping list from anywhere and have shopping done and delivered to them.

As the Police in Rivers State carry out a security sweep on the state House of Assembly Complex ahead of lawmakers’ resumed sitting, the state government has been urged to ensure spiritual cleansing of the House before it was reopened for legislative duties.

LARGESSE from the Delta State Government, including the ones that came before the Christmas, has torn apart the Public Service Joint Negotiating Council, PSJNC, in the state, resulting in the emergence of two factions with each claiming to be the authentic body representing the interests of the workers.