Nyeson Wike Weeps At Private Meeting With ASUU

The supervising Minister of Education, Nyeson Wike had thought that it would be a piece of cake for him to go into a discussion with the leadership of ASUU and come out smiling after a compromise, but was shocked at the recent meeting in Abuja when it became obvious that ASUU is very serious.   His plan to use the resolution of the strike to lobby President Jonathan to make a full Minister of Education has does suffered a serious set...

Read More

Defer handing over of PHCN to investors, TUC tells FG

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to defer the proposed handover date of Power Holding Company of Nigeria’s successor companies to their new owners until all agreements with the unions are met. The government had proposed November 1 as the date for the handover of the successor companies to their new investors. TUC’s Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Simeso Amachree, made the call in a chat with the...

Read More

14-Yr-Old Boy Rapes 9-Yr-Old Girl to Death

The police in Lagos State have commenced investigation into how a nine-year-old girl died, after sustaining injuries caused by alleged consistent rape. According to police authorities, the deceased was raped over five times, by a 14-year-old student, Onyi Adimabua, in the Ikorodu area of the state. The father of the deceased, Simeon Jigo, told INFO BREAKERS Metro that Onyi is the son of the proprietor of the school his daughter attended. He...

Read More

Probe of NIMASA contract scam ‘inconclusive’

A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday heard that investigation of alleged contract scam at the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) was inconclusive. An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecutor Ibrahim Ahmed said there were no documents showing whether the contracts, which were alleged to have been split, were indeed supplied. He was testifying in the trial of former NIMASA Director-General Raymond...

Read More

Central African Republic's UN protection force approved

There has been a break down in law and order in CAR since rebels seized power The UN Security Council has approved a special 250-strong military force to protect UN workers in the Central African Republic (CAR). The UN director of humanitarian operations said CAR was "chaotic" and more than half the population was in need of assistance. "The scale of suffering is among the worst in the world and getting worse," John Ging said. CAR...

Read More

DR Congo army 'seizes' Bunagana base from M23 rebels

Government forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have captured Bunagana town, the main base of the M23 rebel group, residents say. The troops entered the town on the Ugandan border in large numbers as the rebels fled, residents told the BBC. M23 political leader Bertrand Bisimwa was earlier reported to have crossed the border into Uganda as Congolese troops advanced on his base. The M23 launched a rebellion in eastern DR Congo...

Read More