THE Rivers state judiciary has been enmeshed in crisis within the last one year. Just when most people in the state thought the problem had come to an end with the appointment of Justice Peter Nwoke Chukwuma Agumagu as Chief Judge of the state judiciary by governor Chibuike Amaechi, last week another chapter of the crisis opened this time with the suspension of Justice Agumagu by the National Judicial Council, NJC. The NJC also issued him a query to explain why he should not be sanctioned.

Major mayhem, nay wanton destruction of properties and possibly lives, was at the weekend averted in Anambra State as irate electricity consumers in Ugwuagba Layout, Obosi, near the commercial city of Onitsha, were prevented by their leaders from extending their protest march to Uguwagba office of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC(formerly PHCN).

LAST Friday, will forever remain a memorable day for scores of new students of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, who were chided by Prof. John Obafunwa, the Vice- Chancellor of the university, for improper dressing to the matriculation ceremony of the 2013/2014 academic session.

Labour Vanguard met the president of Human Capital Providers Association of Nigeria, HuCaPan, Mr. Neye Enemigin who spoke on a number of contemporary labour issues, including outsourcing and its effect on the economy. Are workers being fairly treated? What role does HuCaPan play? The role of the Ministry of Labour &Productivity were also discussed during the interview. Details in this edition of Labour Vanguard:

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has advised Nigerians to engage in tree planting, saying this will prevent disasters arising from windstorms presently ravaging many communities in Nigeria.