ABIA State council of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Accountant-General of the state, Mr. Gabriel Onyendilefu, are at logger-heads over the salary arrears being owed workers.

A commercial bus driver, identified as Patrick Abaleke, has been arrested for allegedly duping one Ms Chinasa Nwokenem, his neighbour, of N1.5 million.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, is the new ruling party in Nigeria, right? Yes and no. Yes, because it is the party that defeated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the 2015 general elections, winning the Presidency and installing governors in 22 of the 36 states of the federation. It is the party with majority of members in both the Senate and House of Representatives. It will consummate the mandate of the electorate and call the shots for the next four years.

In 1966 late Prof. Chinua Achebe wrote his third novel, a political satire. It was a literary piece that extensively and exhaustively chronicled/pictured post-colonial Nigeria in all her rot, rust and ruins.

Owerri—Ebuka Ibe and Kelechi Nwogu both 22, have confessed that they kidnapped Chukwuma Nzeribe and Chigozie Nzeribe of the same parent while returning from school at Amazu, Amato in Orsu Local Government Area, for financial benefits. The suspects confessed to the crime at the Police Headquarters, Owerri, Imo State, when they were paraded by the state Police Commissioner, Mr. Austin Evbakhavbokun for child stealing and trafficking.

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Joseph Ahaneku, set up the committee to provide a platform by which researches done in the university can impact the society, particularly communities around us. The university does research and teaching but a lot of the research is lost on book shelves and libraries and society does not benefit from it.

The National Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Lagos has fixed June 22, 2015 for continuation with the hearing of the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Lagos West Senatorial District, Segun Adewale , challenging the declaration of Olamilekan Adeola of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as winner.

Tens of residents of some parts of Mushin area in Lagos have cried out over incessant killings in the area by suspected hoodlums.

Amaechi will best be remembered by his loving wife, Chief (Mrs) Blessing Nkechi Nwaiwu and the children on whom he doted all through his lifetime. He would be remembered because he loved listening to ‘music from Masters’ and vibrant Gospel Music. Amaechi will be remembered because the name ‘Amaechi’ will not let anyone forget that ‘tomorrow’ is not forgettable. It can bring with it anything. Amaechi, friend to many, foe to none, religious, faithful, core professional, and lover of humanity, Adieu!

All is now set for the KONAMII 2015 football tournament billed for July 25 at the Campos Square mini stadium, Lagos.

ABUJA—President Muhammadu Buhari declared, yesterday, that his age will not affect his job as president of Nigeria.
He said that at 72 he has in quantum, the wisdom, the patience, the temperance and forbearance that age brings and has brought all these virtues to the presidency to make a difference in our national life.

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has dissolved the board of Rivers State Civil Service Commission.

The development followed a motion by the state House of Assembly on Tuesday, empowering him to dissolve the board over allegation of abuse of office.

The Army High Command said, yesterday, that the Military Command and Control Centre, MCCC, being established in Maiduguri and Yola for the effective coordination of the onslaught against Boko Haram terrorists, will be completed in the next 21 days and the MCCC would be fully operational.

The Ekiti State government Wednesday said only May 2015 salary was being owed by the Governor Ayodele Fayose-led government.

Scores of members of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Wednesday, staged a peaceful protest at the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta over alleged plan to retrench over 2,000 workers in Universities’ Staff Schools .