Lagos—Justice Raliat Adebiyi of a Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere has adjourned the ruling on applications filed by the former Director-General of Nigeria Maritime Administration Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Patrick Ziadeke Akpobolokemi and Governor Amechee Juan challenging the court jurisdiction to entertain the criminal charges brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, to March 21.

THE Senate and workers unions in the oil and gas sector were, yesterday, up in arms against federal government’s unbundling of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. The protest paralyzed activities in the corporation.

THE news broke at the weekend, of the tragic death of Nigeria’s Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, James Ocholi, wife and a son, on the Kaduna Highway. The frightening destruction of their SUV vehicle went viral online at the weekend, as Nigerians came to terms with the loss of a prominent citizen, on a day when several other citizens would have been killed on our national network of roads unsung, and in a ritual pattern that has become a part of our lives in Nigeria.

ONE permanent feature that has remained with most Nigerian workers is the pay-day ordeal. Except the few who get something by the side, for most workers, the pay-day – supposedly the day of reward for the worker’s efforts in the past one month – instead of being his happiest day turns out the saddest.

TROUBLE is currently brewing between Efiat and Ukong clans in Mbo local government area of Akwa Ibom State following a fire disaster in the area. At the root of the looming showdown is James Town community in Efiat clan accusing its neighbouring Ibaka community in Ukong clan of misinforming and misleading the state government on the fire incident which he insisted actually occurred in two villages of Efak Okodi and Edak Edat popularly known as ‘James Town’ in Efiat Clan and not Ibaka community as claimed by Ibaka residents and widely reported in both the state electronic and print media.

LAGOS — WORKERS in the nation’s ports, yesterday, protested against plan by the management of Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, to sack no fewer than 3,500 dockworkers, calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to call NPA to order to avoid industrial unrest.

NIGERIA home-based Super Eagles scored two quick goals to defeat the country’s Olympic side 2-0 in a test game played in Abuja on Tuesday.

FOUNDER, Aret Private School, Lagos, Princess Titi Oyebowale, has urged the Federal Government to allocate more funds to the education sector as obtained in developed countries.

Ibadan—Protest by non-academic staff unions of the University of Ibadan has forced the institution to put on hold its planned matriculation ceremonies for the 2015/2016 academic session earlier scheduled for today.

Desperation to win elections in Nigeria is not in decline one bit. After the gracefulness of accepting defeat without a whimper by Goodluck Ebele Jonathan last year, one thought that politicians would take a cue and begin to take it easy with trying to win elections by all means, the do or die syndrome.