Rivers assembly set to recall three suspended Pro-Fubara lawmakers
The Rivers State House of Assembly has reversed its earlier decision to declare the seats of three lawmakers supporting the state governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, vacant.
Asaba College to commence NOUN programme
By Austin Ogwuda ASABA—PROVOST of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba, Dr. Gabriel Iloh, has said arrangements had been completed to commence National Open University education in the college. He also promised to maintain the academic standards which the college had earned since its inception in 1987. Speaking at the matriculation ceremony of 1,424 […]
Imo Justice Ministry dispenses 529 cases in 3yrs
By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—The Department of Public Prosecution/Legal Research of the Imo State Ministry of Justice, disposed a total of 190 cases in 2007, 217 in 2008 and 122 in 2009. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prince Ken Njemanze,SAN, who disclosed this in an interview, also revealed that his Ministry vetted and returned […]
Suspected mercenaries from Niger Republic nabbed in Benue
Twenty-Four illegal immigrants suspected to be mercenaries from Niger Republic were weekend nabbed by operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State.
No new NYSC members in Plateau for now, says D-G
Amid concerns by Nigerians over the security of corps members currently on their mandatory one-year service in crisis prone areas of the country, Director-General of the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Ismaila Tsiga, weekend in Lagos, affirmed that no corps member would be deployed in Plateau State until normalcy returns in the state.
Mixed reactions over pension for ex-govs in Kwara
Mixed reactions have trailed the proposed Bill for a law to make provisions for pension for the former governors and their deputies in the state since 1999 being moved by the Kwara State House of Assembly.
