ARMY authorities in Lagos, yesterday, said investigation into the killing of a bureau-de-change operator, Tuesday, in Ikeja area of the state by a private soldier had begun, even as they have exonerated the private and members of his team from operating illegally in the area.

THE three Delta State Polytechnics in Oghara, Ogwashi-Uku, and Ozoro and the State College of Physical Education, Mosogar, are now ghost campuses, as the indefinite strike embarked upon by unions in the institutions enters day three.

By Donu Kogbara LAST week, I expressed the opinion that President Yar’Adua deserves  two hearty cheers…One “for possessing the humility and foresight to meet with Niger Deltan militant leaders and offer them an Amnesty deal in a bid to secure peace in a region that was becoming increasingly uncontrollable.” And the second “for recognising the […]

The Minister of State, Commerce and Industry, Theophilus Abah, the Director General, Nigerian Automotive Council (NAC), Gambo Yakubu, the representative of other manufacturing plants in Nigeria, Mr. Sani Hammadauda and other stakeholders yesterday demanded for an immediate increase in import tariff to keep Nigeria’s automobile sector competitive.

No less than fifty street children have been rehabilitated into a new home known as Destiny Child Centre in Calabar South, by the wife of the Cross River State governor, Mrs. Obioma Liyel Imoke.