I did 200metres rope climbing to the top of a platform once. It was suicidal. When the boys heard that the Governor-General had arrived, they stopped what they were doing. How many have I not done? You don’t pay ransom – ransom for what? They released the hostages. What makes you think that you are more Niger Deltan than me?

Preamble: Those who have committed their lives to Jesus Christ have been translated from darkness, of which economic melt down is a key component, to the marvelous light of God Almighty. In 2009 and beyond, God will begin to, very graphically, manifest a difference between those who serve him and those who do not. Children of God have nothing to worry about in 2009 because they will graduate from Goshen to Canaan.

Too many people are so busy querying God for not answering their prayers or not manifesting enough blessings in their lives. They think and believe that God is indebted to them. They think that God is a man that should be at their call any time they want Him. The truth, however, is that God is always God.

Solomon the preacher teaching against this kind of carnal inclinations says: ?My son, if sinners entice thee consent thou not? (Prov. 1:10).

By Ise-Oluwa Ige About one week ago, Mr Emmanuel Obot, the former aide to ex-Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Chief Victor Attah, wrote a letter to INEC, demanding for his alleged certificate of return as the winner of the April 21, 2007 poll into the Uyo Federal constituency. He also wrote another letter to the […]

By Akpo Mudiaga-Odje President Umaru Yar’Adua, has unveiled the much awaited amnesty proposals to youths of the Niger Delta and demanded for a change of strategy in our quest to liberate the region from the ceaseless onslaughts and devastating consequences of oil exploration and exploitation going on in the area for almost six decades now. […]

By Emmanuel Majebi The Chief Justice of Nigeria or the Chief Judge of a State against whom an allegation of inability to misconduct or contravention of the code of conduct has been made under this section shall be entitled to defend himself in person or by a Legal practitioner of his own choice before the […]

By Abdulwahab Abdulah LAGOS State Governor, Mr Raji Fashola (SAN) has said the democratic governance in the country would bring about no development unless the criminal justice system receive appropriate attention from both the state and the citizens. In recognition of this, Governor Fashola has promulgated into law,  the criminal procedure law, which he said […]

By Olarotimi Akeredolu At common law, judicial review of the actions and decisions of administrative and statutory bodies has proven to be a sure way to check abuse of discretionary powers. In line with its statutory powers under the Decree to set up committees for the purpose of carrying out its functions, the SEC established […]

By Lamidi Bamidele One desire which most residents of the densely populated and ever-commercially active city of Lagos have found to be largely wishful is that the Power Holding Company of Nigeria(PHCN) should provide them stable electricity power. Even for the Christians and Moslems among them, including adherents of other religions, fervent and sustained prayers […]

The recent 98th conference of the ILO was historic in many aspects. It not only coincided with the 90th anniversary of the ILO, it adopted the Global Jobs Pact designed to overcome job losses that people all over the world have experienced. It was also the first time that the ILO had nine presidents or heads of government address the plenary session. Nigeria was a part of the events in a very positive way.

We also operate several scholarship programmes such as the Community Scholarship for our areas of operation, the National University Scholarship schemes, the Blind Students Scholarship for Medical, Nursing Laboratory Sciences and Engineering Students.

Test questions can be created in ‘banks’ and delivered at random, cutting out ‘battery’ testing, i.e. the need to test all candidates at the same time on the same day.

At the end of the debate, Group A scored a total of 435 points to emerge winner. Group B trailed behind with 423 points to come second.

THE National Directorate of Employment (NDE) and a private firm, Logine International Limited, have set up a joint committee to work out a frame-work that would lead to the establishment of Information and Communications centers across the country with the aim of generating employment through skills acquisition.