Great Ogboru and the Lincolin spirit
IF you are an ardent follower of politics in Nigeria, you would have heard of the slang; the “Buhari Syndrome”. But if you haven’t, then you may have to dust up your old schoolbag, sandal and uniform to go back to the four walls of a classroom at least of the political nature and texture.
Daura’s sack: Nigeria on its way to democratic consolidation – Prof Onuoha
ENUGU—PROFESSOR of Political Science and Director, Institute of American Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Prof Jonah Onuoha, has said that the sack of the Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Mr Lawal Daura by the acting President, Prof Yemi Osibanjo was a sign that the nation was heading towards democratic consolidation.
ASUU-LAUTECH begins warning strike over poor funding by Oyo, Osun govts
Ibadan—Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU, of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH has directed its members to begin a two-week warning strike over alleged poor funding of the institution by the two owner state governments of Oyo and Osun.
JAMB refutes remittances blame
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has refuted stakeholders’ disagreement over its remittances of N15.6 billion to the Federal Government in two years.
Sex worker found dead by roadside in Benin
BENIN—THE lifeless body of a young woman identified as Precious, said to be a commercial sex worker, was yesterday morning discovered at the roadside in Upper Mission Extension, around Imuetinyan Junction, on the outskirts of Benin, the Edo State capital.
Customs intercepts truckload of N2.1bn codeine, tramadol
The Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone A of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has intercepted a truckload of codeine, 49 cartons of tramadol and other items with duty paid value of N2.1 billion.
Don’t abandon Nigerians in South Africa
NIGERIANS in South Africa feel increasingly abandoned to their fate as the spate of xenophobic killings continues. As at May this year, the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, had on a visit to South Africa’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Lulu Mnguni, declared that 116 Nigerians were killed in the past two years.
In a race between man and cow
GOVERNMENT everywhere has a responsibility to protect the lives and property of its citizens. This is apparently one area where our Government is threading the path of failure.
PANDEF commends acting President for sacking Daura
ASABA—Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, last night commended the acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, for his “decisive step to save our hard earned democracy and the country from total embarrassment by sacking the Director- General of Department of State Security, DSS, Lawal Daura, who behaved in a manner, unheard of in democratic settings
Join in pursuit of better Nigeria, Wike charges youths
PORT HAR-COURT— Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has urged Nigerian youths not to only be change agents or freedom fighters, but to be fully involved in the pursuit of a better Nigeria.
FES seeks labour, other stakeholders’ partnership in Nigeria’s quest for industrialisation
FRIEDRICH Ebert Stiftung,FES, has called for sustainéd and deepened collaborations of public sector, private sector, labour, civil society organisations, CSOs, and other interest groups in policy campaigns and advocacy towards Nigeria’s industrialisation drive.
