THE National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, South East zone has threatened to direct workers of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC to embark on industrial action if the alleged “dehumanising and slave treatment” being meted out to the workers by the management was not stopped forthwith.

The witness invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to testify against the staff of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and others who are standing trial for alleged stealing of over N8 billion mutilated currency notes was not allowed to stand in the witness box as one of the counsel to the second, third and fifth accused persons accused the trial judge, Justice Olayinka Faaji of a Federal High Court, Ibadan, of bias in his earlier ruling.

As Nigeria joined the rest of the world yesterday in celebrating this year’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and the launch of the National Drug Control Master Plan (NDCMP) 2015-2019, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that between January and May 2015, the agency arrested 3,478 drug suspects and seized 170, 341.704kg of narcotic drugs.

For a speedy economic development with sound legislative process that would translate well on the citizens and as well cultivating Nigerian environment for foreign investment, Institute of Credit Administration has tasked the Buhari administration to form a sound policies through the legislative arm of the government. This it said at the induction exercise of new members recently in Lagos.

Ondo state Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko submitted on Friday that the state will soon assume the status of the number one Tourism Corridor in the country with its existing Tourism facilities added to the International Event Centre, otherwise known as The Dome, in Akure, the state capital almost completed.

Table-topping Sunshine Stars will tomorrow hope to consolidate on their lead when they confront Rangers International at the Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium in Enugu.

Counsel to the three accused persons who are currently standing trial on charges of conspiracy and kidnapping of Chairman of GUO Motors Limited, Chief Godwin Ubaka Okeke on Sunday, August 23, 2009 at the All Saints Anglican Church Cathedral, Onitsha, Anambra state, yesterday told an Onitsha High Court I presided over by Justice Alexander Okumah that their clients were never a party to the kidnap saga.

If you get up in the morning expecting a bad day, you’ll rarely disappoint yourself. It’s about me. I was always quacking and complaining, so I decided to change my attitude and become an eagle. I looked around at the other cabs and their drivers. The cabs were dirty, the drivers were unfriendly and the customers were unhappy.

I am a little confused about the things I hear and things I see. We seem to be romancing with a certain demon that ensures that we remain at the level of beginning all the time. My confusion is simple: when it appears as if there is going to be a measure of advancement, then we see ourselves slipping down again and I wonder; why? I ask, is it possible for us to, at least remain, at a spot, for some time, so that we don’t really degenerate. I am only asking that we be given the grace not the move at all since if we must, we always slide ‘downward’. There was a mad man, I mean a crazy man, not really an angry man, in my home some time ago who advanced this philosophy of “remaining where one is.” He had come to sympathize with some folks who were bereaved.

“Oyegun is an honest and highly effective leader. He has built a reputation anchored on integrity over the years. He is a fountain of quality advice, inspiration, encouragement and hope. He deserves the biggest thanks for being a team player and ensuring the growth of the party” the leaders added.

Award winning script writer, Kemi Adesoye, will be leading other Nigerian filmmakers to South Africa as they are among the 40 participants selected during the week by organizers of the prestigious 36th Durban International Film Festival, DIFF, for the 8th edition of Talents Durban.

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For Wikki Tourist, the ongoing league has been an interesting ride so far. The reason for this is that the Bauchi-based side are the second placed side in the 20-team table. Armed with 24 points from 13 games played, Wikki are only two points behind top team Sunshine Stars, making it the best of times for the travelling Tourists, who some league observers joked would never have dreamt of being in this position before the league kicked off.

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the Chairman, Dangote Group of Companies, is to spend $250million on the production of rice and sugarcane around the Hadejia River Basin of Jigawa.

Coach Gbenga Ogunbote has told his Shooting Stars wards that only a win against Taraba will be acceptable tomorrow in Jalingo.