By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI—GOVERNOR Martin Elechi has directed the 13 Local Gvernment areas and the 64 development councils in the state to commence, without delay, payment of outstanding severance allowances to former political office holders in the 77 local councils of the state. The decision was reached at the weekly meeting of the State Executive […]

THE sack of the Ondo State Executive of the Action Congress (AC) has received endorsement of the party’s chairmen from the six local governments area of the state in the Central Senatorial district thereby deepening the crisis in the party.

NIGERIAN leaders have been urged to renew their faith in God as this is the major ingredient needed for the nation to move in the right direction.

ORGANISED Labour in the nation’s banking industry, yesterday, expressed concerns over the wave of retrenchments in the banks since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under Alhaji Lamido Sanusi began a fresh reforms in the banking sector, with Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) allegedly planning a massive retrenchment exercise.

Property owners on Eric Moore-Orile-Mile 2-Badary-Seme Expressway, under the aegis of Association of Landlords and Property Owners, have dragged the Lagos State government before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over its planned expansion of the road.

The Lagos State Government and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have assured Nigerians not to panic over the newly reported outbreak of H1N1 popularly known as Swine flu as there is enough Tamiflu to contain the virus in the unlikely event of a spread.

Spanish cadet team crushed Burkina Faso side 4-1 at the Sani Abacha stadium in the on-going Under-17 Championship to book a place at the quarter-final stage of the competition.

Ghana expect to have Sulley Muntari available for their final qualifying match for the 2010 World Cup, which takes place against Mali on November 15, and an international friendly with Angola three days later.

Ismaily are closing in on Etoile Sahel’s Nigerian striker Emeka Opara in a bid to improve on their goal scoring, according to a top official at the club.

Basking in the euphoria of their stunning 4 – 3 victory over Germany Wednesday night, Coach of Switzerland U-17 team, Dany Ryser, described the match as a crazy game.