Trial of lawyer that allegedly murdered husband stalled
LAGOS—THE trial of a female lawyer, Udeme Otike-Odibi, who allegedly murdered her husband, Symphorosa Otike-Odibi, was, yesterday, stalled due to the absence of the trial judge, Justice Asedayo Akintoye.
Mikel not a must in Eagles – Ikpeba
Gernot Rohr’s decision on player selection has been apt, including leaving out captain John Obi Mikel again, according to ex-Nigeria international Victor Ikpeba.
Labour fumes over unpaid benefit to ex-PHCN staff
UNITED Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC, has decried the protracted issue of unpaid benefits to former staff of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, by the federal government five years after the privatization of the assets of PHCN.
Killing defenceless Aladja 9, barbaric — Lawmaker
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (Delta Central) has said the killing of nine persons in Aladja “by soldiers deployed on peace-keeping mission is callous and barbaric, as there is no justification for the troops opening fire on defenseless protesters.”
Buhari assured us of free, fair 2019 polls — UN, ECOWAS
ABUJA— United Nations and Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, said they have received assurances from President Muhammadu Buhari as well as the nation’s security agencies of a free, fair and credible general election next year.
Minimum wage: NACCIMA denies accepting N30,000, insists on N22,000
ABUJA—Nigerian Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, yesterday, dissociated itself from claims by organised labour that the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage agreed on N30,000.
Super Falcons tackle Dominion Hotspur in friendly
The Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons, will tomorrow test strength against Dominion Hotspur FC, a boys’ team based in Lagos, in its first friendly match ahead of next month’s 11th Women Africa Cup of Nations.
We want justice for Ochanya Ogbanje, women groups protest in Plateau
Jos—FOLLOWING the death of Ochanya Ogbanje in Benue State from vesicovagina fistula, VVF, as a result of sexual abuses, women groups in Plateau State, yesterday, staged a peaceful protest, pleading with relevant authorities to follow up the matter and ensure justice for the deceased
Nidas resumes global shipment of crude oil
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said, yesterday, that the Federal Government was not considering undertaking a review of the pump prices of petroleum products, especially Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol.
Who is to blame for Nigeria’s dysfunction?
THE Nigerian situation is an extreme case of class warfare whereby so long as rich or well-off individuals believe they can continue to escape discomfort, they are perfectly ok watching poverty (and insecurity) rise.
How do we sustain improvements in the ease of doing business ranking?
MY personal passion is to play a role in Nigeria’s ascendancy from a third world country to a first world nation. This passion has been the driver in most of the things that I do. My active roles in the Nigerian Economic Summit group, NESG, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, Business Leaders’Forum, BLF, etc have been driven by this passion.
