President has right to determine operational use of armed forces — Emukpoeruo
Robert Emukpoeruo is aLagos based lawyer, called to the Bar over two decades ago. He is the principal partner of a thriving law firm. In this interview, he examined the law on the President’s power to deploy military for election purposes, the usage of PVCs as well as the law enabling principal officers of the National Assembly to earn pensions till end of time.
Borno: Court orders INEC to recognise Lawan as PDP gov candidate
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, declared Alhaji Gambo Lawan as the duly elected governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Borno state.
Commuters stranded in Onitsha as commercial drivers campaign for Jonathan
Commuters were stranded in Onitsha, Anambra State, yesterday, as commercial vehicle drivers withdrew their buses from the roads to campaign for President Goodluck Jonathan and his vice, Namadi Sambo.
Polls: Anybody responsible for violence‘ll be held accountable —UN
AGAINST the backdrop of some pockets of crises being witnessed across the country ahead of the forth coming general elections, the United Nations,UN,yesterday, warned that it would hold perpetrators of post-election violence accountable.
Blind, deaf students empowered with skills
The schools for the blind and deaf have recently acquired saving and investment skill as part of activities to commemorate 2015 Global Money Week. The financial empowerment seminar which took place at the Wesley School for the Deaf and Pacelli School for the Blind and Partially Sighted Children, witnessed huge participation as a non-governmental organization, Financial Literacy for All, FLA, equipped the students with the knowledge of how to save and spend wisely.
Schools urged to adopt innovative methods in teaching Maths
PROPRIETORS and head teachers of primary schools in Nigeria have been urged to implement Abacus in their schools in order to lay a solid foundation for the progress of their students. Abacus, said Alhaji Jimoh Aare, Chairman of the Lagos Chapter of Mathematics Association of Nigeria, MAN, has the potential to empower students and help improve the pass rate in Mathematics.
