The people of Akure, in Ondo State, yesterday, protested against the appointment of Justice Sehinde Kumuyi as the Chief Justice of the state.

Striking lecturers of Anambra State University yesterday reviewed the on-going strike which has entered the fourth month, and urged the state and 21 local governments to pool resources together for the purpose of setting aside enough funds for smooth running of the university.

SOUTH – SOUTH Coordinator of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Prince Nasiru Ikharo, has said that with Nigeria allocating less than five percent of its annual budget to the health sector as against 15 percent recommended by the World Health Organisation, WHO, the country’s health system now ranks 197th of the 200 nations covered by WHO.

The Bayelsa Youth Leaders Forum, yesterday, tendered an apology to President Goodluck Jonathan and his host, Governor Timipre Sylva, over the unruly behaviour of youths, who pelted the Governor with plastic bottles and other objects, during a civic reception for the President.

The 67 years old mother of Rivers State, Commissioner for Power, Madam Lucy Wokocha, was, yesterday, murdered in Okposi community of the state.

Lagos State Gover-nor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), has said the decision of the state government to host the forthcoming Kuramo Conference was to give Africa a voice in global decision making.

Former Vice President and presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the forthcoming election, Atiku Abubakar, has alerted that some faceless politicians who are afraid of his rising profile have resorted to smear campaigns against his person

Trade relations between Nigeria and Singapore is to hit the $90 million mark by December 2011, just as an open-air agreement for direct air link between both countries has reached advanced stages.

Fullblown hearing into the criminal allegations levelled against ex-governor of Plateau State, Mr. Joshua Dariye, will commence next year, as Justice Adebukola Banjoko of an Abuja High Court sitting at Gudu, yesterday, gave the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the nod to call witnesses against him January 25.
The former governor is standing trial for allegedly pilfering about N700 million from the treasury of Plateau State while in office.