By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—Imo State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has decried what it termed “the reckless and recalcitrant manner drivers endanger the ;life and property of other road users in the state”. The Sector Commander, Mr. Angus Ibezim, made the lamentation while fielding questions from journalists in Owerri, on the level […]

By Aliyu Dangida DUTSE — JIGAWA government has planted over 8 million seedlings of different trees in all nooks and corners of the state, aimed at fighting the menace of desert encroachment. The state Commissioner of Environment, Barr. Yusuf Mato, disclosed this while answering questions from a delegation of Nigerian Defense College who visited the […]

FOUR human rights groups in Nigeria have written President Umaru Yar’Adua, urging him to use his position and leadership to order the arrest and extradition of his Sudanese counterpart, President Omar al Bashir, should he step his foot in Nigeria to attend the forthcoming African Union Peace and Security Council meeting in Abuja, October 29.

ACADEMIC activities in the three Delta State Polytechnics in Oghara, Ogwashi-Uku, and Ozoro and the State College of Physical Education, Mosogar, may be grounded, following threats by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) of the schools to embark on indefinite strike beginning today.

By Taye Obateru Jos — Plateau State University, where academic activities were suspended since 2007, might reopen soon following a commitment by the state government in this regard. The commitment to re-open the university “within a reasonable time” was part of the out of court settlement between government and former workers of the university led […]