Nigerian soldiers prevent distribution of Vanguard Newspaper in Ibadan, S/South, S/East

Nigerian Soldiers have prevented the distribution of today’s edition of Vanguard newspaper in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state, just as the circulation vehicles going to the South South and South East with the papers were stopped at Ore and Warri in Ondo and Delta states respectively.

In a similar report, soldiers mounting a roadblock close to the tollgate along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway blocked the Leadership newspaper’s van heading to Kaduna and confiscated the entire consignment of the paper. The driver of the vehicle as well as another staff were also detained, with their telephones seized.

The soldiers have however cordoned off all roads leading to Oke Padre, a major distribution point for newspapers and magazines in the South West.

PRESS STATEMENT: WE DEMAND IMMEDIATE REVERSAL OF THE HIKE IN THE PRICES OF TRANSPORT BY RAIL - UAD

WE DEMAND IMMEDIATE REVERSAL OF THE HIKE IN THE PRICES OF TRANSPORT BY RAIL!

The United Action for Democracy (UAD), Lagos State Chapter condemns strongly the recent inhuman and unnecessary hike in the prices of transport by rail in Lagos in its environs.

Previously the cost of transport by rail from Iddo to Alagbado, Ijoko used to cost 500 naira for first class and 150 naira for economy class. But with the new hike in rail transport price, the first class is now 750 naira and economy class 230 naira.

Power Supply: Consumers won’t pay after 15 days of power cut – FG

Federal Government, yesterday, said with effect from today, electricity consumers that had no power supply for 15 days in a month are no longer required to pay the monthly N750 fixed charge to their respective Distribution Companies, Discos.

The Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, Dr. Sam Amadi, who issued the directive at a briefing in Abuja, said it became necessary after the commission carried out investigations into complaints from consumers over continued payment of fixed charge even when service is not delivered.

Amadi said: “While the commission has determined that the fixed charge remains an essential component of the bill, it has, however, reviewed the continued retention of the fixed charge component in the tariff and payment of fixed charge in the light of consumer complaints, particularly with regard to continued payment of fixed charge even when the energy is not delivered to the consumer.

Retired senior judges serve as consultants in fixing judgments - Ayo Salami

The Retired President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami on Tuesday raises alarms that there are reports of some judges and retired senior judges who practice as consultants in fixing judgments in the country.

Salami, who alleged that these consultants take money from litigants to bribe the judges or intimidate judges to pervert the course of justice. He made the statement while speaking in Ilorin, in an opening ceremony of the 2014 biennial law week of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ilorin branch; with the titled, ‘A centenary of legal practice in Nigeria: 1914-2014: Legacies and lessons for the next century.’

According to him; “It is my respectful view that appeal should be made to these retired senior justices to leave the despicable role of bribing or intimidating judges. They should engage themselves in other respectable vocations. The judges who lend themselves to these dishonourable practices of receiving money or lending themselves to perverting the course of justice under the guise of not receiving reward monetary or otherwise should note that there are other means of checking the excesses."

Elections in Ekiti, Osun will be credible, says Jega

Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega on Monday said that the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states would be well conducted and credible. Jega said this at the Quarterly Meeting with political parties in Abuja.

INEC Chair: BUYING OF VOTERS’ CARD WOULD BE FUTILE IN 2015

The Nigerian Politicians who buy voters’ cards from unsuspecting members of the public would not be able to use them in the 2015 general elections, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Attahiru Jega has said.

Jega said this is because plans have been concluded to issue all duly registered voters with chip-based permanent Voter Cards swiped with card readers to ensure 100 percent authentication and verification of voters.