THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo State has threatened to withdraw its officials, if any violence erupts during the re-run elections into the two vacant seats in the State House of Assembly.

THE animosity between the Aworis and Owu, two ethnic comunities in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, was yesterday renewed as no fewer that 10 houses were razed down by fire following another clash.

THE Contract Review Committee set up by the Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko to look into contracts awarded by his predecessor, Dr Olusegun Agagu’s administration yesterday submitted its report that contracts awarded between 2003 and 2009 failed to follow due process.

He stated that for the amnesty to succeed, the Federal Government should make the states of the region set up their respective State Oil Commissions (SOC) with 50% of their 13% oil derivation allocated to them for their funding and advised that these State Oil Commissions which funding should be paid directly from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation .

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has warned against illegal training of Air Traffic Controllers and other technical personnel by some state governments, saying the trend was a threat to Nigeria’s aviation security.

We will help them in providing storage facilities and we will be able to help them sell their product.
“This will involve about ten communities to the tune of $650,000. There is also room for investors to be involved so that when we are selling the products, we will have investors who are interested.

THE Management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has pleaded with aggrieved members of the Dockworkers Branch of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) to shelve their planned strike and give it time to resolve the issue of unpaid wages of tally clerks, security and other colleagues who have not been paid their wages for the past one year.

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has called on President Umaru Yar’Adua to concentrate on finding solutions for the various problems of development threatening the country, rather than dissipating his energies on the issue of the Councils which he said had been settled by the pronouncement of the Supreme Court.