Anambra nonagenarian leads protest over communal land dispute
By Vincent Ujumadu A 96-year-old man, Elder Stephen Okoye, on Wednesday led hundreds of residents of Umuenu Quarters in Umuawulu, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, in a protest over what they alleged was an attempt by the state’s Deputy Governor, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, to intervene in a land dispute they said had […]
N98m fraud: Court okays Martins’ travel abroad
By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA—A Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has granted the Chairman of the Police Equipment Foundation (PEF), Chief Kenny Martins, the permission to travel abroad for medical check-up. The leave granted by the Administrative Judge of the Abuja Federal High Court, Justice Adamu Bello, followed an application argued by Martin’s counsel, […]
Why I was absent at NLC rally, by Chime
By Tony Edike ENUGU—GOVERNOR Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, weekend, described as false, the news report that he deliberately avoided officials of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), who staged a rally in Enugu on Friday. In a statement by the state Commissioner for Information and culture, Mr. Chuks Ugwoke, the government said, “our attention has been […]
2011: Tough hurdles await PDP aspirants
Board of Trustees meeting of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party PDP, which met Saturday right in Aso Rock is disturbed over the fortunes of the party come 2011 general elections with the way some of its elected members have lost their positions.
TUC decries poor state of nation’s hospitals
By Victor Ahiuma-Young LAGOS — TRADE union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has expressed concern over the increasing deterioration of facilities in the nation’s public hospitals leading to poor services rendered by health workers, saying reports across the country indicate rising death rate. TUC in a statement by its President-General and Secretary, Comrade Peter Esele and […]
Rep Shagari condemns negotiations with Mittal over Ajaokuta Steel
By Luka Binniyat ABUJA—The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Steel, Mallam Aminu Shehu Shagari has condemned the reported negotiation between the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Michael Aondoakaa and Mr. Lakshmi Mittal, world leading steel magnet, over his desire to acquire Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL) 14 months after the […]
