Car hire operator docked over theft of N6m SUV
The Police, yesterday, charged a 51-year-old car hire operator, Samuel Tom, who allegedly stole a car valued at N6 million, before an Igbosere magistrate’s court in Lagos.
Dockworkers protest grounds activities at Akwa Ibom port
MARITIME activities at Ebughu Seaport in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State were grounded yesterday, as leaders of organised labour operating in the port called out their members in protest over alleged violation of labour laws by the management of Virgin Forest Energy, VFE, operators of oil and gas and other maritime activities at the port.
Jonathan, is perhaps, the most abused in terms of hate speech – Okupe
Jonathan, is perhaps, the most abused in terms of hate speech
Panic in Rivers over renewed chieftaincy tussle
RESIDENTS of Ataba community, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State are now living in fear, following a renewed tussle for the rulership of the community.
2,918,842 children, 19,000 schools benefited from FG’s N6.64bn feeding programme
THE Federal Government, yesterday, said it has spent N6,643,432,789 for the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme.
Tax incentive to Dangote and our failed Federal Govt
Milton Friedman must have had the Federal Government of Nigeria in mind when he penned the above words. Just like Obafemi Awolowo rightly warned against unitary Nigeria in his book ‘Thoughts on The Nigerian Constitution’ in 1967, the Federal Government of Nigeria is now afflicted with ashes touch. Said Awo: ‘Besides, it is not difficult to forecast that the work of government in Nigeria under a unitary constitution is bound to become unduly complex, inextricably tangled,extremely unwieldy and wasteful, and productive of disunity and discontent amongst the people. Unless we have veritable supermen at the helm of affairs,the administrative machinery would eventually disintegrate and break down under the crushing weight of ‘bureaucratic centralism’.
