On June 20, the Ibeju-Lekki Federal Constituency bye-election was conducted. The contest was between PDP and AD, but actually, PDP contested against AC which supported AD. Despite the support, PDP still won the election. However, Hon Okanlawon Soniyi, the PDP candidate, who insisted that AC cannot win elections in Ibeju-Lekki in this interview, spoke on the factors that made PDP win the poll. Excerpts:

Confederation of African Athletics, CAA, have appointed Nigeria ’s Solomon Ogba chairman of their Marketing Committee.
“It’s another challenge and I’ll give it my best shot,”

Usain Bolt won the men’s 200 metres world title Thursday in a world record time of 19.19 seconds. The 22-year-old Jamaican – who broke the world record when winning the 100m world title on Sunday – beat home Panama’s Alonso Edward (19.81sec) while Wallace Spearmon of the United States was third (19.85).

By Emmanuel Majebi The recent sack of the Managing Directors and Executive Directors of 5 Nigerian bank – Intercontinental Bank PLC, Fin Bank, Union Bank, Oceanic Bank and Afribank – brought to the fore one of the major reasons why our country may not proceed too far on the path of development in a hurry […]

Sapele born former gubernatorial aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State,Chief Charles Obule, has described the Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, as a transparent and focused leader whose accessibility to the people ensured wider consultation before initiating important government policies.

AN Ijaw pressure group, Ijaw People Congress, has refuted claims made by Bilizigha Federated Communities that Agip oil company encroached on their land saying the land belongs to Oyangbene and Labulouseigha communities.

The group, in a position paper submitted to the governor at the ongoing Town Hall meeting, lamented the arbitrary manner the rights of citizens were being violated by security men.

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in conjuction with and Nigerian Police have once again made great strides in the fight against software piracy in Nigeria as Computer Plus Ltd and its managing director, Felix Agbor, have been found guilty on two counts of software piracy.

The leader of Ibadan Zonal Shareholders Association, Chief Aderemi Oyepeju has advised the federal government to mandate all public officers and chief executives of banks to declare their assets for ease of accountability and to forestall further embezzlement of public funds.

ORGANISED labour in the nation’s financial sector has said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has a major blame for the misconduct and current crisis in the banking arising from ongoing special examinations which has resulted to the sacking of the executives of five banks and called on the apex bank to investigate itself.