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Hon. Rotimi Amechi “Government must not be for one section of the Society.It must be for the rich and the poor,emphasizing the upliftment of the poor...”
The Rivers State Government has tasked members of the Rivers State Customary Court of Appeal (CCA) to avoid mistakes in interpreting the customs and culture of the people while delivering justice.
Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi made the call yesterday at the inaugural sitting of the Customary Court of Appeal at Rumuogba, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area [...]
Police in Lagos State have been stripped of their prosecution powers, no thanks to a bill signed into law yesterday by Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN).
Appending his signature to the Magistrates’ Court Bill into law, Fashola said henceforth only lawyers can prosecute accused persons.
Besides providing quick access to justice, the Governor said the piece of [...]
Vincent Ochonma
According to media reports, the House of Representatives, on Tuesday July 14, 2009 threatened to commence impeachment proceedings against President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua over his alleged poor and selective implementation of the 2009 Appropriation Act. Similarly, the Senate on Thursday July 23, 2009 expressed anger against President Yar’Adua’s led executive regarding the non-implementation of [...]
Emmanuel Ikpegbu
Nigeria has been beset by a number of strikes and industrial actions involving virtually all sectors of the economy. From the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and from the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) to their senior counterparts in the universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, the story is [...]
The Rivers State Traffic Management Bill before the State House of Assembly has been described as a positive step by the executive arm of government to provide permanent solutions to traffic problems in the State.
Speaking to newsmen in his office on the importance of the Bill, the State Transport Commissioner, Mr. George Tolofari explained that [...]
Youths in the Niger Delta have been admonished to build foundation necessary for attaining success and not be carried away by current cravings for materialism.
This was part of a lecture presented by Mr. Emmanuel Dike at the 6th graduation/prize giving day of the Rosalyn Schools in Woji, Port Harcourt, recently.
Mr. Dike, an architect and principal [...]
The traditional Ruler of Opueme, a community in Ogbia Local Government of Bayelsa State, King Amalate J. Turner has described the invasion of his country home as an attempt to assassinate him.
King Turner, a retiree in Bayelsa State Civil Service, an ally of Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, and presently, the chairman of Nigerian Inland Waterways [...]
About 80 per cent of the flooding that occurs in Port Harcourt metropolis has been attributed to the poor attitude of the populace to environmental needs.
The assertion was made by the chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Flooding in Rivers State, Hon. Godstime Oloku, while speaking as guest at the weekly phone-in programme organised by [...]
Governors of the South-South region have collectively rejected the relocation of the petroleum University from Effurum, Delta State to Kaduna, saying the move is a negation of the equity, justice and fair play, the people are demanding of the federal government.
Speaking with newsmen in Lagos, shortly after a meeting of the South-South governors forum, Thursday [...]
An overloaded sailboat carrying Haitian migrants sank off the Turks and Caicos Islands and as many as 85 people are missing, the United States Coast Guard said yesterday.
An estimated 200 people were aboard the boat when it capsized Monday afternoon, said Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer Johnson, a Coast Guard spokeswoman in Miami. One survivor [...]
