There is a United Nation, UN convention against corruption to which Nigeria is a signatory and to that extent, it is duty bound to apply the international law. Corruption is illegal under the international law.

Residents of Lagos were last week shocked when photographs of a 30/40 feet well stored with petroleum products were beamed on their televison screens. In fact, more shocking was the fact that the well was originally dug for purposes of supplying water to a wood producing factory only for it to be cleverly converted into fuel dump.

In Criminology, blue-collar crime is regarded as any crime committed by an individual from a lower social class, as opposed to white-collar crime committed by individuals of higher social class. An example of a blue-collar criminal is a police person who demands for a bribe at the police check-point.

The tribunal again re-listed the case and dismissed Dr Ali’s case on the ground that in her pleadings, she had admitted that Senator Osakwe had defected from PDP to the Accord Party and that there was neither any documentary nor oral evidence to buttress the allegation that Osakwe was not even a member of AP or its valid candidate for the senatorial poll.

Education is said to be the bed rock of any developing country, as it serves as a spring board to the well being of any nation. It also serves as the hub through which all sectors of any economy are powered. Unfortunately, the reverse is the case in Nigeria.

I find the Act oppressive, overbearing and grossly not compatible with a standard of a society. The Plaintiffs have undoubtedly established their reliefs numbers 3, 4, 5 and 6 are accordingly granted. However, I have resolved the 1st issue against the Plaintiff.

The two South-South states of Rivers and Delta are geographically next to each other.This close affinity appears to have rubbed off on the way they administer their schools as they have a pride of place among those states in the country that are excelling in the implementation of the Universal Basic Education programme.

The 18th International AIDS Conference was held from18 to 23 July, in Vienna, Austria . For the International Labour Organisation, it provided an opportunity to launch the implementation phase of the new international labour standard.

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, has resolved to call for a definite time frame within which all outstanding payments must be completed to avoid it dragging indefinitely with the attendant risk of recurring industrial action.

“We are growing steadily in our academic works. Although there is no primary six examination any more to determine the scores of primary six pupils because of the basic nine system. We monitor our pupils’ performance in technical and state model schools,” declared Bass Musa, Chairman/Proprietor Lexington Nursery, Primary and Secondary schools.

“Education remains the best legacy we can ever give to our children, and no child should be denied of Western Education. It is our duty to train them and rekindle their interest in education so that they can become great leaders that will move the country forward,” he posited.

Recently, a roundtable of stakeholders on the development of a National Language Policy for Nigeria (NLPN) was convened in Abuja by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council where a Technical Committee on the development of a NLPN was constituted after serious brainstorming.

Genetics is something that can behave in such a funny way that you can see two very black couple giving birth to a light complexioned baby or even children. I have seen it happen…”.

The robbers numbering about eight, as gathered, stormed the church at about 1am, during a vigil on July 18, 2010. They reportedly positioned themselves strategically, pretending to be worshipers, with two of them at the entrance of the church apparently to alert their colleagues of any counter attack.

FOR the past 10 years, it has been one continuous battle of survival for Otunba Gbolahan Timson, the Jagunmolu of Shomolu/Bariga in Lagos State. The chequered story of his life within this period consisted principally of several visits to the police station, the high, state and magistrate courts in defence of the mandate to lead his people and retain the royal stool he presently occupies.