Investors have blamed the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), for the increasing number of complaints against the poor services and sharp practices of Registrars.

Operators and stakeholders in the nation’s capital market have disagreed over the recent call by the Senate Committee on Capital Market for the resignation of Senator Udo Udoma from his position as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

FORMER Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has revisited aspects of his tenure in office and lamented at the weekend that former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s failed third term bid truncated a number of laudable projects of that administration.

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—A critic of Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State, Mr. Maximus Uba, has been arrested by the state police command on the order of an Imo State Chief Magistrate Court. Confirming the development in a telephone interview, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Aloysius Okorie, said Uba’s lawful arrest runs counter to speculations […]

Last week I joined Nigerians in the search for a national team coach. I also advised Jay Jay Okocha to forget about his dream of becoming a member of the Nigerian Football Federation.

FOLLOWING a threat by the Anglo-Dutch oil firm Shell Petroleum Development Company to shut down its gas facilities over non-evacuation of condensate by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, the corporation’s Group Managing Director, Dr. Mohammed Barkindo has written to the Minister of Defence, retired General Godwin Abbe, to provide security for crude oil and gas pipelines in the Niger Delta to save the nation from total power blackout and revenue loss from crude oil export.

DELTA State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said that not a few industries outside the Niger Delta region were encouraging illegal bunkering that has resulted in increased pipeline vandalization usually linked to the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND.

THE member representing Ughelli North, Ughelli South and Udu federal constituency in House of Representatives, Chief Solomon Ahwinawhi and the member representing Ughelli South local government in the Delta State House of Assembly, Olorogun Taleb Tebite have hailed the Appeal court judgment that upheld the election of Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan as Governor of Delta State.

By Victor Ahiuma-Young AGBOR—THE Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU, Agbor Chapter, has called for the immediate cancellation of the recent  interview for the post of a Provost of the College conducted by the Governing Council of the institution.

THERE are some who succeed only when there is tension. If the country is moving towards peace, they find new noise to heighten the tension. Those who call for sack or change of Ministers are bringing a proposal that has little bearing to the belated efforts to steer the country into some direction. Who will be the new Ministers? Who are their sponsors? What is their motive?