By Innocent Anaba The recent decision of the Supreme Court, ordering the Court of Appeal to hear the suit by All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), governorship candidate in the April 14, 2007 election in Imo state, Chief Martin Agbaso, has finally put to stop, the delay in allowing the court determine once and for all, […]

By Emmanuel Majebi There is a very worrying trend  that is rearing its ugly head in many states of Nigeria. This trend sees many Governors expelling Nigerians from a state they have chosen to live and forcefully sending them back to their so called “States of Origin” for non-just cable reasons. For want of a […]

By Maxwell Kadiri The Federal Government has committed itself to spending the sum of N36Billion over a period of about Eight months to the dredging of the Lower River Niger without respect or compliance with the requirements of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Act, 1992.

In demonstration of its commitment to the Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme, the Federal Government has disbursed a whooping sum of N101,250,000.00 to some communities in Akwa Ibom State for the execution of 135 UBE (2008) self-help project.

Although public primary and secondary schools in Lagos State resumed for the 2009/2010 academic session on Tuesday this week following the suspension of the strike by the members of the state wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), the state government may have to contend with another disruption of its schools if it fails to honour its promise to the teachers.

THURSDAY, October 1, the nation marked her 49 years of nationhood. For leaders of workers in the nation’s textile and garment industry, it was an auspicious day to bring labour leaders, rights activists, employers and others together to look at the journey so far.

Students of Caleb International College, Lagos, who sat for the May/June Secondary School Certificate Examinations organized by West African Examinations Council (WAEC) put up a superlative performance as they recorded close to 100% in all the core subjects especially English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology, as shown by the results recently released.

One of Nigeria’s leading private secondary schools, Westminster College, Lagos, is commencing a university foundation programme in collaboration with the University of Buckingham, UK, starting this October 2009, for which it has taken admission drive to the South-South geo-political zone with Warri as the main centre.

The protracted infighting at the Nigeria French Language Village (NFLV), Ajara, Badagry, an inter-university centre for French studies, between the Director-General, Professor Sam Aje-led management and academic staff has taken a frightening dimension when an investigation panel set up to look into the dispute was allegedly prevented from sitting on arrival.

By Kingsley Adegboye Lagos City Hall, the foremost seat of     local government council administration in Nigeria which got burnt some years ago is now wearing a new look. The total reconstruction of the Lagos Island Local Government Secretariat and finishing with the state of the art building materials have transformed the edifice into an […]

By Evelyn Usman Remember  October 22, 2005, Bellview air crash which claimed a total of 117 passengers on board the ill fated Boeing 737-200 air craft? Remember also, that among those whose lives were sent to an unprepared grave by the crash which occurred shortly after take-off that fateful Saturday night, was the Chief Executive […]

*Only mega party can uproot them, he declares *Reveals how AD governors sold out to Obasanjo *Laments discord in Yoruba land In this second and concluding part of the Olu Falae’s interview, the presidential candidate of an alliance of the Alliance for Democracy, AD, and the All Peoples Party, APP, reflects on the 1999 Presidential […]

By Jimitota Onoyume Port Harcourt-EXCEPT one is told one will not know that the Federal Government College on Ikwerre Road, Port Harcourt houses reformed militants under the Federal Government’s amnesty programme. At the main gate leading into the school you find a handful of gate men. Contrary to expectation that they would be on red […]

The school of part time studies brings in so much money. Even the Vice Chancellor has said the part time school is the goose that lays the golden eggs. But again, where is the money. What is being done to better the lives of people in LASU?

By Evelyn Usman OZDE plaza, located on  Osolo way in Ajao area of  Lagos, was last December thrown into commotion following a noisy verbal confrontation from one of the shops. When inquisitive traders thronged shop 5f where the noise  came from, a rattled Bureau-de-change operator was seen arguing with owner of the shop, one Mrs […]