Grant repentant cultists, militants in Orashi amnesty, Nwuche begs FG
Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the Governing Board of the South-South Development Commission, SSDC, Chibudom Nwuche, has urged the Federal Government to grant amnesty to repentant cultists and militant youths in the Orashi area of Rivers State who are willing to lay down their arms and embrace peaceful and productive lives.
Agbaso back to Court of Appeal over cancelled governorship election
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, […]
The legality of internal’deportation’ of Nigerians
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 […]
Access to information on the dredging of the lower Niger River
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.
UBE Projects: FG disburses N101m to Akwa Ibom communities
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.
Lagos teachers await govt’s implementation of pay rise
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.
