As farmers, agro processors and researchers gathered last week in Lagos to celebrate the World Food day, the Lagos State used the occasion to draw attention to her numerous programs in agriculture.

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) said that 50 per cent of pirate attacks on vessels in Nigeria are unreported.
ICC’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said in its latest quarterly piracy report, “Nigeria remains another area of high concern. While only 20 attacks were officially reported to IMB in 2009, information received from external sources indicates that at least 50% of attacks on vessels, mostly related to the oil industry, have gone unreported. The IMB report noted that of the 20 incidents reported, eight were in the waters around Lagos”

THE member representing Ughelli South in Delta State House of Assembly, Taleb Tebite, has described as divine, the tribunal ruling this week upholding the election of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan as governor of the state.

Attention Nigerians: President Umar Yar’Adua promised the world that Nigeria would stage a wonderful Under 17 World Cup. He boasted of Nigeria’s hospitality that will thrill visitors. But it may interest you to know that these will be far fetched.

Following the failure of the Ike Nwachukwu-led reconciliatory committee to evolve a truce in the current face-off between factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, there are indications that the group loyal to former Governor Obong Victor Attah has perfected plans to run a parallel party in the state.