GOVER-NOR Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) of Lagos State has scored the police command high saying the crime rate in and around the state has tremendously nosedived in recent times.

The Federal Government has stated that it would only nationalize troubled banks that fail to recapitalize as a last resort. A statement by the Special Assistant (Communication) to the Minister of Finance, Ms Deborah Okafor, clarified the position of government, in Abuja yesterday, stating that both the Finance Minister, Dr. Mansur Muhtar, and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, are in agreement on this decision.

THE President of God’s Kingdom Society, Brother Oseghale Emmanuel Aighalua has dismissed as illusory the predictions by some academics of the death of Christianity and of belief in God in this post-industrial age, asserting that God will continue to vindicate His name through men and women of faith.

Today has been fixed for the launching of Sir. Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation Appeal Fund in Kaduna, The state.

HUMAN Right activist and Dr. Alex Ekwueme’s long time associate, Chief Ben Ezeibe, has stated reasons why the former Vice President gave his support for Professor Chukwuma Soludo as the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forth coming governorship election in Anambra State.

We are familiar with the culture of “wasting” our great and talented citizens. When we cannot waste them we neutralize and shut them out of effective participation in nation-building.

I was injured in one of our Olympic qualifiers ie against Cote d’Ivoire. And the match was played here at the National Stadium. I was deliberately kicked by an opponent from behind. Initially, I thought it was just a minor injury.

The government, which had earlier given indication that it would commence full deregulation by November 1, 2009 and that prices of the products would go up from that day, last Thursday denied the November 1 story and insisted that it would engage labour unions in discussions.

Security men on Friday sealed up the two factional offices of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State citing orders from above.

Thousands of people travelling to the eastern part of Nigeria through Ore in Ondo State have continued to rain curses on the powers – that-be over the continued neglect of Lagos-Benin Road to the detriment of both commuters and motorists.

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday in Lagos arrested the former Managing Director of Bank PHB, Mr Francis Atuchie, and a stockbroker, Mr Peter Ololo. Ololo interestingly is standing trial before a Federal High Court, Lagos, alongside Mr Sebastian Adigwe, sacked Managing Director of Afribank Plc, in connection with the debt he (Ololo) and his company, Falcon Securities Ltd are owing Afribank. They were recently admitted to bail by the court.

President Umaru Yar’Adua cannot be under the delusion that all is well in the Niger Delta, in the sense that the recent amnesty, following the surrender of arms by the militants, is the harbinger of peace in that difficult area. Of course, it definitely points the way, but it has no loud announcement to make yet about our arrival.

MOVEMENT for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) announced yesterday resumption of fresh hostilities against the oil industry, the armed forces and its collaborators in the Niger Delta but one of the ex-militant leaders contacted by Saturday Vanguard said it was an empty noise.

After it premiered three weeks ago with a bang in Nigeria, Stephanie Okereke’s award-winning movie, Through the Glass is surely enjoying acclamation across the world.

In fact, it’s by the grace of God that I have been coping with the pressure. Really, it has not been easy at all, but I always make them understand that I’m married. My husband is always there for me, why keeping an affair elsewhere? He’s caring, loving and everything for me so there is no point for me to look outside.