Author: Adewole Martins

They also joined as defendants the Presidential Implementation Committee on the Federal Government’s Landed Property.
The case was stalled at the resumed date due to the absence of the trial judge

Kasimu Kadiri, the General Secretary of the union, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the current economic recession had increased the number of unemployed people

Yusuf was selected for the award because of his commitment to media excellence as evidenced by the operations of Trust Limited, publishers of Daily Trust, Weekly Trust, Sunday Trust and the Hausa-language Aminiya newspapers, as well as the company’s new pan-African magazine, Kilimanjaro

Dr. Charles Oni, Director, Public Relations Unit of the college, told the News Agency of Nigeria that following the resumption, semester examination would begin on Wednesday

According to the governor, law enforcement agencies should not be given the latitude to abuse the fundamental human rights of Nigerians in the name of fighting corruption

It said the council, after deliberation, approved the recommendation ‎of the disciplinary committee to dismiss 13 out of the 14 staff members presented by the disciplinary committee for necessary action

In a speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Trump vowed to withdraw from or renegotiate international trade deals, begin removing illegal immigrants and implement ethics reforms for government officials

The President has pledged government’s full assistance to the survivors, adding that investigations would be made to determine the cause of the derailment

He said the ministry was investigating the sex scandal rocking some schools across the state, adding that one lecturer in Ebonyi State University has been placed on indefinite suspension pending the outcome of the reports of sexual allegations against him

The ministry said: “It will bring about justice and implement God’s law against all those who attack the innocent.”
Meanwhile, local media reported that the killing for which the prince was executed took place in 2012

Aregbesola was in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday on the invitation of Fayose for the 20th year anniversary of Ekiti State.
At a public forum broadcast live on the state media, the APC quoted Aregbesola as having described Fayose as “omoluabi” and a hardworking governor who had turned around the fortunes of Ekiti State in terms of infrastructure

Bello made the passionate appeal during a special parade by security agencies, school children, artisan and cultural groups to mark the nation’s 56th Independence anniversary in Minna, the state capital

“The LiveWIRE programme for Ogoni youths is a targeted initiative and is part of efforts to encourage youths in the area to take up viable and legitimate means of livelihood,” said General Manager, External Relations, Igo Weli

The Minister made the call on Monday at the launching of the Expanded Special Project for Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa at the ongoing World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland

Nigeria is currently sitting on a keg of gunpowder with all these uncertainties hovering around the atmosphere. The government and some of its policies seem to have alienated the concerns of the masses; the planned nationwide strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress that is aimed at achieving the reversal of the fuel pump price, will also adversely affect the poor and middle class – more than it affects the power-holders that enacted the policy

While urging Nasarawa to evolve new intelligence gathering and crime-fighting techniques and methodologies to suit the local challenges, Arase also directed that police officers who have served in Kaduna State Command for a period of six years and above be transferred out of the Command with corresponding replacement

Governor Ahmed, in his Easter message, signed by the Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Abdulwahab Oba, called on Nigerians to use the opportunity of being alive with the freedom to optimise God given potentials to make life more meaningful for the less privileged

It will be recalled that the honourable member has been unlawfully incarcerated in DSS custody since March 4, 2016. A court order directing his release since March 11, 2016 was ignored by the DSS

L-R: Kikanwa Akpenyi, the Head, Customer Engagement, Heritage Bank Limited; Moji Niran-Oladunni, the Divisional Head, Public Sector, Heritage Bank Limited; and Silifat Nike Jaiyeola, the Principal, University of Ilorin Secondary School, receiving a set of books presented to the school by Heritage Bank as part of the 2016 Financial Literacy Day programme organized by the Bank in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Thursday.

According to the NLC chairman, the committee had in the application of the N3.37 billion for the settlement of salaries and pension, decided to pay salary earners 70 per cent of their salaries across board