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How Nnamdi Kanu regained freedom Posted by NAN on April 29, 2017 in Featured , News | Leave a response Justice Binta Nyako had on Tuesday April 25 admitted Kanu to bail on health grounds   The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Friday regained his freedom as he was released from Kuje Prison after perfecting his bail condition. Kanu was brought from Kuje Prison to the Federal High Court Abuja to sign the necessary bail papers. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the process, which took about 10 minutes, saw Kanu emerging with smiles from the court in company of his sureties and relatives. Earlier, his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, his three sureties: the Chairman, South East Senate caucus, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe; a Jewish High Chief Priest, Immanuu-El Shalom; and a Chartered Accountant residing in Abuja, Tochukwu Uchendu, signed his bail bond. Justice Binta Nyako had on Tuesday April 25 admitted Kanu to bail on ...

April 29, 2017 The Eagle Online The Nigerian Online Newspaper ASUU and JAMB: A choice between progress and retardation, by Best Orinya Agbese Posted by Segun Adebowale on April 29, 2017 in Columns | Leave a response Granted that it is a trade union and not a professional body, which does not justify artisanal reasoning and behaviour, ASUU were nonetheless has the responsibility to be forward thinking and do the needful towards nudging university education in Nigeria onto the path of progress Two institutions profoundly depict the choices before Nigerians as the world moves onto the next phase in advancement. There is the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Both typify our chance at progress or retardation. The choice to be made should be guided about the driving forces of either option. JAMB has been innovative. It migrated to the...

Editorial: Buhari’s Health and Imperatives for Full Disclosure emmanuel asiwe 27 April 2017 Hits: 308 For the second time in three weeks, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday failed to attend the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which held in the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting was presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. The president had first stayed away from the FEC meeting a fortnight ago without prior notice and the meeting was cancelled. Consequently, his absence generated concern about the state of his health. Information Minister Alhadji Lai Mohammed tepidly explained that Buhari had decided to “rest” at home. The minister said Buhari has requested that all important files be sent to him at home; from where he will be working, during this period of unspecified rest. This is an insult to the collec...