WHEN Odumegwu-Ojukwu sneezes, the nation catches cold. That is to be expected. General Ojukwu showed his paces in war. He led one of the most famous wars of the late 20th century. General Ojukwu led the people of the former Eastern Nigeria with its majority Igbo population in a war in self-defence when they became targets of a genocidal rage.

THE Senate ended its annual retreat in Enugu, on Friday, with a warning that its consideration of the 2010 appropriation bill would depend largely on the implementation of the budget of the outgoing year.

Governor Alao Akala expressed his excitement at the qualification of Nigeria for the World Cup in South Africa. Speaking through his Special Adviser on Public Communications, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the Governor said the close shave with failure has made the lesson even more poignant.

Ekiti State Governor, Engr. Segun Oni has described Nigeria’s qualification for next year World Cup holding in South Africa as the work of God, saying; “Truly, the God of soccer is a Nigerian.”

The Central Bank of Nigeria has appointed seven institutions to act as financial advisers to the eight troubled banks. The apex bank in a release named the advisers as Deutsche Bank, Chapel Hill Denham, Stanbic IBTC Olaniwun Ajayi LP, Kola Awodein & Co, KPMG Professional Services and Akintola Williams Deloitte.