By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA – A group, International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law has petitioned President Umaru Yar’Adua over what it described as alleged decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to keep the people of the state in the dark over its preparations for the 2010 governorship election in […]

BENIN – Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has said anybody, including governors and legislators, who in any way champions a cause against Western education is a Boko Haram. A statement by the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr. John Mayaki, said: “Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s policies and programmes on education seem to have been […]

By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI – FEW days after his political rival, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume stormed Eboyi state with his political association, where his son took a wife from Ohaozara, Governor Ikedi Ohakim has announced October 9, 2009 date for the lunch of the Ebonyi state chapter of his ‘New Face of Imo’ in Abakaliki. Chairman […]

By Emeka Mamah Kaduna — The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) has urged the Federal Government to confer the highest national honour to late Lagos lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, posthumously. General Secretary of the union, Comrade Issa Aremu, who made this known said that although Gani had rejected the […]

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin – About 400 Muslims from Kwara State are to perform this year’s Umrah (lesser Hajj) which kicked off yesterday  and ends Wednesday. The Executive Secretary, Kwara Pilgrims Board, Imam Abdulkadir Shehu, who said this, weekend, at the inspection of the airplane billed for the exercise, noted that the exercise was contracted […]