It was jubilation galore among civil servants in Akwa Ibom State yesterday following the announcement that beginning from April, 2011, the workers would start enjoying the new minimum wage of N 18,000. Governor Akpabio announced the decision in Uyo during the sixth Delegates Conference of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. Akpabio noted that in less than […]
Nigerian Professor’s Personal and Scholarly Study of Post-Colonial Africa Spanning the chronological events between 2004 and 2009 which have helped to define Nigeria and Africa, From My Heart raises important socio-political questions at the heart of Post-Colonialism. What leashes have kept Nigeria from fulfilling the expectations of her people? Can a country which spends more […]
AFTER a review of last Saturday’s botched National Assembly elections at its weekly meeting yesterday, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) restated its resolve not to interfere with the activities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The government said it would continue to respect the independence of INEC despite the embarrassment its inadequate preparations for […]
PPN chieftain alleges gun attack THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State yesterday levelled allegations of anti-party activities against Governor Gbenga Daniel and hinted that he might soon face disciplinary action as the party leadership in the state was investigating the matter. Ogun PDP Chairman, Dayo Soremi, who addressed the media in Abeokuta, alleged […]
THE presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and his All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) counterpart Ibrahim Shekarau yesterday restated their resolve to tackle the nation’s problems . The two candidates spoke on different occasions. At a public presentation of the party’s manifesto in Lagos yesterday, Buhari and his running […]
THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reiterated its resolve to preserve the Abuja Master Plan as the only working city in the country. Minister of the FCT, Bala Mohammed, gave the assurance on Tuesday when he received members of the territory’s wing of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, who paid him a courtesy call in Abuja. […]
WIFE of the presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Hajia Aishat Buhari, has appealed to women to use their numerical strength to vote incorruptible politicians into office. Hajia Buhari, whose husband, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, ruled Nigeria as a military head of state between 1983 and 1985, yesterday urged Nigerians to use their […]
THE United Nations (UN) on Tuesday expressed the belief that Nigeria was on track in spite of the shift in dates of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC.) The UN spokesperson, Martin Nesirky, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York on the sidelines of the […]
LEADER, Delta Elders, Leaders and Stakeholders Forum, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, yesterday disclosed that report making the rounds that former Delta State Governor, James Onanefe Ibori, had been set free were a ruse and absolutely baseless. Clark, who spoke with The Guardian, said the story making the rounds that Ibori had been set free were […]
THE Federal High Court, Abuja Division yesterday issued a mandatory order directing the police to release unconditionally the candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) for Akwa Ibom State governorship election, Chief James John Akpanudoedehe. The order was given sequel to an application by Akpanudoedehe, praying the court to give force to its earlier […]
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