The arraignment of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the dissolved House of Representatives Committee on Capital Markets and Institutions, Herman Hembe and Emeka Azubuogu was on Thursday stalled due to the absence of Azubuogu at the court. The Abuja High Court had earlier fixed their arraignment for today following the leave it granted the [...]
The remains of Professor Adetokunbo Babatunde Shofoluwe, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos will be laid to rest on Thursday, 31 May, 2012. A candle light procession attended by varsity dons, non academic and academic staff and students was held at the institution’s Senate building on Tuesday night as part of activities lined [...]
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has noted that the contributions of the academia cannot be over-emphasised in fast-tracking the development of Nigeria because there is no substitute for the experience they have garnered over the years. The governor therefore urged dons to be create fora, through lectures and seminars, through which their submissions [...]
Lagos-based lawyer and estate consultant, Chief Gabriel Giwa-Amu, has tasked the Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to do everything possible to find the killers of his Principal Private Secretary, Comrade Olaitan Oyerinde. In his message of condolence to the governor on the death of his aide, Giwa-Amu declared that the true test of Oshiomhole’s [...]
An appeal court in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has quashed the life imprisonment sentence passed on a drug convict, Adedeji Adesanya. The judgement of the appellate court was sequel to an appeal filed against the judgement of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Lagos, delivered on 7 December, 2009. Adedeji Adesanya was sentenced to [...]
Dr. Olawale Lawal Oyeneyin, Consultant Gynaecologist/ Obstetrician and pioneer Chief Medical Director of Mother&Child Hospital, Akure, explains the success of the Ondo state government’s healthcare delivery Q: What special interest did the government consider in setting up this specialist healthcare centre? It was just a couple of weeks ago that the governor came to celebrate [...]
Why Gov Mimiko Will Be Re-Elected Mr. Kayode Akinmade, Ondo State Commissioner for Information, speaks on the Mimiko administration’s achievements Q: What are the challenges associated with disseminating information about the Mimiko government? The challenges are similar to those that a media practitioner faces everyday. And life itself is a challenge and we pray that [...]
