By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA- The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Tuesday, ‎commended the decision of the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, to call off the strike action ‎that crippled legal activities in the country for almost three weeks. ‎The legal body however warned that no member of JUSUN should be penalised or denied January […]

CHAIRMAN of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, Tuesday, assured that the commission would overcome all its challenges before the commencement of the elections in February.

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos state, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has promised that his government will work for the poor and the vulnerables in the society if elected in the Feruary 28 guber poll in the state. He said government should not be for the elite only.

Former Chairman of Lagos Island local government area and Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has urged residents of Lagos not to vote for the governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Akinwunmi Ambode, stating that he does not have what it takes to manage the state.

We commend Professor Chukwuma Soludo for his insightful and incisive article published in the Vanguard Newspaper of January 26th under the above title. We agree with Professor Soludo that if the political parties, including ours, must justify the overwhelming enthusiasm of Nigerians about the 2015 elections we must remain focused on the issues that matter most to them, which is the progress of our country and the well being of our people. Indeed, this has been the driving sentiment of our party and our campaign all along.

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, said police on Tuesday arrested five persons in Paris, suspected of links to jihadists who recruit youths to fight with the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq.

The immediate past Minister of State for Defence, Sen Musliu Obaniko has said that Nigerians should judge Gen Muhammadu Buhari, the APC Presidential Candidate by his past and not what his party presents him to be in 2015.

Lagos state governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, has urged residents of Lagos state to vote for the guber aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode in the governorship election in the state.

A police patrol team at Aboh Division in Delta State has nabbed two Fulani herdsmen, Usman and Idih with two AK 47 rifle magazines containing 30 rounds of live ammunition each.

President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated the giant strides of his administration in the agricultural sector by declaring that he eats rice grown in Nigeria.

The Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Carlos Lopes, has called on international financial institutions to cancel external debts owed by the three countries severely affected by Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).

“In as much as smoking is not a crime, non-smokers should be protected from the health hazards associated with passive smoking,’’—Lawyer

He noted that adopting the country’s cultural heritage would promote national unity and understanding through fostering of cultural diversity.

The Senate President, Sen. David Mark, on Monday described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as “dynamic and youth-oriented’’.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday described his political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the “only truly democratic party where everyone is the same and with equal stake’’.