Dr. Taiwo Oloruntoba-Oju who was the chairman of the Unilorin branch of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) at the time and one of the beneficiaries of the Supreme Court ruling says but for the understanding and support of their families and friends, some of them would have regretted their stance. He said in an online chat that the solidarity of the generality of Nigerians since their ordeal began had been enormous. Efforts were on, according to him, to get judgement for the remaining 44.

Obong Umana Okon Umana, Secretary to the Government of Akwa Ibom State, brings to bare, in this interview, the policy rationale behind the state administration’s development agenda

BARELY 48 hours after deposing two traditional rulers for allegedly aiding and abetting kidnapping in the state, Abia state Government has banned motorcyclists, popularly known as Okada from operating in certain areas of the state.

Barely 48 hrs after President Umaru Yar’Adua proclamation of amnesty to militants in the Niger Delta now fewer than four militant commanders in Bayelsa State have openly renounced armed struggle to embrace the presidential gesture with Commander Joshua Maciver describing the move as a good omen for the troubled region.

PORT HARCOURT: A MILITANT leader Mr Solomon Ndigbara aka Osama Bin Laden Friday night surrendered his arms to the federal government as an indication of his acceptance of the amnesty to militants in the region by the government.