Indications emerged yesterday that it took what could have culminated into a violent riot at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison, Apapa, Lagos for prison authorities at Maximum Prisons, Kirikiri to formally hand over the popular prison blue-and blue uniform to convicted Chieftain of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Board Chairman of Nigerian Ports Authority, Chief Bode George.

France defeated The Republic of Ireland 2-1 aggregate to qualify for the South Africa 2010 World Cup. The second leg of the play off which saw France qualify for the World Cup ended controversially.

CALLS for the convocation of a Sovereign National Conference, SNC, re-echoed, yesterday, in Lagos as political leaders and other stakeholders spoke in its favour at a book launch cum discussion session.

THE Federal Government has commenced payment of arrears of allowances owed former militants in various camps in the Niger Delta.

STILL recovering from the shock of Nigeria’s downward spiral in the ranking of Transparency International, TI, the Federal Government yesterday blamed the low rating on the Organised Private Sector, OPS.

THE Central Bank, CBN, has barred banks from using Bankers Acceptances, BAs, to finance service related activities.

ABUJA — THE Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Michael Edokpayi is dead.He gasped to death Monday night in the room of his hotel located in Area 11, Abuja, after he reportedly slumped.

By Laja Thomas
LAGOS — NEWSPAPER Proprietors, Editors and other stakeholders in the media have reiterated the need for a Press Ombudsman to control and regulate the practice of Journalism in Nigeria.
This was the conclusion reached at an Awareness Programme on Press Ombudsman organised by the Newspaper Proprietor’s Association of Nigeria, NPAN, in association with the [...]

Former First Lady, Mrs Maryam Babangida, yesterday said she is alive and kicking.
She spoke to Vanguard on phone allaying the fears that she was dead.

*State exco vows not to handover to caretaker c’ttee
By  Henry Umoru
ABUJA—THE sacked State Executive of the Anambra State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has vowed to remain in office, just as the members of the exco had said that they would not hand over to the Dr.Osita Ogbu’s led Caretaker Committee.
According to them, the [...]