• Group wants S’Court justice investigated over alleged misconduct

A HUMAN rights group, Abuja Civil Society Forum (ACSF), Monday called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC), Justice Mariam...

• Says members’ suspension on ‘flimsy excuses’ dangerous

CHAIRMAN of House of Representatives Committee on Information, Zakari Mohammed, has said that only President Goodluck Jonathan could resolve the on-going crisis within the Peoples...

EKITI State government Monday denied rumours that it was planning to sack some of the striking teachers. Instead, the Commissioner for Education, Mr. Kehinde Ojo, disclosed that Governor Kayode Fayemi had, about three weeks ago, approved the...

THE Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal Monday reserved judgment in the appeal by former Chief Security Officer to late Sani Abacha, Major Hamza al-Mustapha and an aide to the Abiolas, Lateef Shofolahan, challenging the death sentence handed to...

WITH a lecture, the Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) will Wednesday mark the 20th anniversary of the June 12, 1993, presidential election widely acclaimed to have been won by the late business mogul, Chief Moshood...

OVER 35 heads of law schools drawn from various countries across the world began brainstorming Monday in Enugu on ways to strengthen legal education within the African region to meet the needs of global legal services and standard.

The two-day...

EULOGIES Monday poured in for the late former Minister of Works and Senator, Wahab Dosunmu  who represented Lagos West Senatorial District under the Alliance for Democracy (AD) from 1999 to 2003.

Dosunmu died on Sunday in the United States...

FOLLOWING incessant power failure in some parts of the country, a 13-member technical investigative panel has been inaugurated by the Federal Government to find out the causes of the problem and proffer solutions to the crisis.

Inaugurating the...

• Chanchangi workers protest salary arrears

AGAINST the backdrop of alleged rising cases of labour unrest in the aviation sector occasioned by salary arrears, experts in the industry have called for the immediate economic audit of airlines to...

A MEMBER of the Abia State House of Assembly representing Umunnoechi Constituency, Mr. Ikedi Ezekwesili, was on Monday arraigned before an Umuahia magistrate court for alleged impersonation, forgery and giving false information, among others.

He...

THE African Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) and Justice Research Centre (JRC) Monday condemned the controversy trailing last weekend’s grounding of Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s chattered helicopter, calling for apology to...

Defends existence of Public Order Act

THERE are strong indications that the Federal Government may soon grant its employees in the Police Force, Customs Service and other para-military agencies permission to organise themselves into trade...

PLATEAU State government has threatened to petition the United Nations (UN) over alleged devastating mining activities of international corporations in the state in the past.

A statement issued on Monday after a three-day retreat for government...

THE people of Ikwere ethnic nationality in Rivers State have condemned what they described as unwarranted attacks and campaign of calumny against Governor Chibuike Amaechi.

They called on President Goodluck Jonathan to direct security operatives...