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Police fire tear gas as Lagos pensioners protest arrears

Police fire tear gas as Lagos pensioners protest arrears

By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — Tension rose in Lagos on Monday as policemen attached to the Lagos State Command reportedly fired tear gas to disperse pensioners protesting at the Lagos House and Lagos State House of Assembly, Ikeja, over outstanding pension adjustments and wage awards. The pensioners, under the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), had […]
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FG sues former education secretary, accountant

FG sues former education secretary, accountant

According to the charge sheet, No A/ICPC/IC/2009, signed by Bayo Taiwo, Principal Legal Officer, Federal Ministry of Justice for the Honorable Attorney General of the Federation, the Delta State High Court Holden at Asaba was informed by the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation that the accused, Okpara Abednego Enifome and Chief Owhe Emaekpor are charged on 32 count charges of “conspiracy to confer corrupt advantage upon themselves, contrary to section 26(1) (c) and punishable under section 19 of the corrupt practices and other Related Offences Act 2000.

Man, 20, jailed for stealing from church

Man, 20, jailed for stealing from church

Abuja — An Abuja Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, sentenced a 20-year-old furniture maker, Kabiru Lawal, to two months imprisonment for stealing from a church.

Compensation of late Ogoni 9 families: MOSOP hails Shell

Compensation of late Ogoni 9 families: MOSOP hails Shell

By Jimitota Onoyume PORT HARCOURT—The Movement for the Survival of  Ogoni People (MOSOP)  has expressed satisfaction with the resolve of Shell to compensate families of late Ken Sarowiwa and the others that were hung with him after a bungled judicial trial which sentenced them to death by hanging.

Borno varsity takes-off

Borno varsity takes-off

Maiduguri — The Borno Government said, yesterday, that its proposed state university would take-off before the end of the year.

FG should value lives more than  oil money—Gbaramatu kingdom

FG should value lives more than oil money—Gbaramatu kingdom

It also called on the United Nation Secretary General to urgently set-up a special panel to investigate the military invasion of Gbaramatu communities in the name of looking for militants, stressing that the operation has resulted in the loss of several lives and billion naira properties belonging to individuals and communities that were not at war with the Joint Military Task Force(JTF).