Aggrieved members of the Youth wing of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday, kicked against the four special committees constituted by the National Chairman of the party, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, ahead of the party’s National Convention billed for May 21, 2016.

Yenagoa—The Joint Force in the Niger Delta code named Operation Pulo Shield, yesterday, disclosed its troops on a search and rescue mission have rescued a kidnapped soldier in the creek of Otakeme community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

Lagos State Police Command has sanctioned the policeman, who allegedly demanded N2,000 from a vendor, Ifeanyi Friday, who went to Kester divisional police headquarters to make a report last Tuesday of assault by Newspapers agents in Lagos.

Beginning from this month, Nigerians have kept their fingers crossed, waiting anxiously to see the queues disappear from the filling stations on account of petroleum products shortages, as promised by the Federal Government.

THE Judiciary as an independent arm of government plays a pivotal role in deepening the roots of a young democracy like ours. The 1999 Constitution emphasises this importance and makes sure this arm of government does not rely on other arms of government in discharging its functions. This underscores its inclusion in direct first line charge in terms of funding as provided in Section 81(3) of the Constitution.

By Victor Ahiuma-Young ORGANISED Labour, yesterday threatened to mobilise workers, students, civil society groups, market women, among others, to shut down Kaduna over alleged anti-workers polices, among other alleged excesses of Governor Nasir El-Rufai. Speaking through Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, labour said should Governor El-Rufai continue his perceived unfair policies against workers and […]

Ibadan—GOVERNOR Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State told about 62,000 workers in the state yesterday that they could not threaten his administration with strike, noting that the principle of pro-rata payment of salaries would be applied for every worker who participates in a planned industrial action without adherence to due process.

STUDENTS of Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro have raised alarm over the alleged worsening security situation in the institution’s host community, citing the rising cases of armed robbery attack on private hostels.

A member of Delta State House of Assembly, Evans Ivwurie, has accused the military of brutalising members of some communities in his constituency.

The Bank of Industry (BoI) has received over 13,272 online applications in two weeks for its N10 billion facilities earmarked for on-lending to small businesses under its Youth Entrepreneurship Support (YES) programme.