By Funmi Komolafe The Director-General of the International Labour Organisation, ILO, Juan Somavia has commended the resolve of the G-20 leaders’ which met in Toronto, weekend, especially their commitment to give the “highest priority to safeguard, strengthen the recovery and ensure full return to growth with quality jobs.” Mr. Somavia noted that to actualise their […]

OWERRI—The majority members of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Progresive Peoples Alliance, PPA, are not happy with the confrotational attitude of the new chairman, Mr. Larry Esin, against Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State and Board of Trustees, BOT, Chaiman, Chief Orji Kalu, as such do not support a publication which ought to […]

EDO State House of Assembly yesterday became the first State legislature to ratify the amended 1999 Constitution. It also agreed with the amendments by the National Assembly to expunge relevant sections of the constitution preventing corrupt politicians from contesting future elections.

NATIONAL President of Akaikenga, a pan-Igbo socio-cultural Organisation Dr. Sylvanus Ebigwei, has blamed the creation of so many autonomous communities in the South East for the involvement of some traditional rulers in the increasing cases of kidnapping.

SCORES of physically challenged persons barricaded the Government House gate as well as the front of the police headquarters in Asaba yesterday in protest against alleged negligence by the state government.