THE Federal Government, yesterday, approved a new administrative structure for the implementation of the ongoing reforms in the nation’s energy/power sector.

Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State, has challenged officers of the Regular Course 18 of the Foreign Service Academy to always make the protection of Nigeria’s image, their main focus.

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stalwart and former Commissioner for Lands in Enugu State, Deacon Okey Ogbodo, has canvassed that Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo be made the party’s national chairman in the true spirit of reconciliation which the ruling party had dissipated so much energy, time and money to achieve.

THE As-sistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG, in charge of Zone 9, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, has exonerated the Police of any blame for the setback suffered by the amnesty programme declared by Abia State Government for kidnappers and other criminals in the state.

I was stunned but overjoyed when I won a two million naira promo of one of the telecoms companies. My name and pictures were in the papers and a few days after my win, my ex-fiancee got in touch and asked to see me again. She was the one who broke off the engagement two years ago and I was devastated when it happened.

The villagers who are predominantly farmers had repeatedly made it clear their farms were a no-go-area to grazing cattle as they do not want their farms destroyed. But this has not stopped the Fulani from staking their claim on the land and protecting their cattle from any harm.

AHEAD of tomorrow’s National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, where former National Secretary of the party, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo,would be ratified as the party’s national chairman, the National Working Committee, NWC, will today meet to brainstorm on a memo recommending a waiver for him.

I am fifteen years old. I recently went to a fast-food joint with some of my friends and ran into a neighbor who paid for the things we bought.

GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has decried the random dumping of waste materials within and outside Asaba, the state capital, saying that government was determined to deal with the matter.

INTENSE lobby has begun for the position of the Secretary of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as civil servants in the Federal Civil Service as well as some state governors have begun to position themselves as well as their candidates for appointment to the position.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested no fewer than 2,883 persons for hard drug trafficking between January and May this year.

One of the early gen-eration journalists and former General Manager, Eastern region-owned newspaper, Daily Star, Gilbert Obiora Ofodili, is dead. He was 72

Founder/President of Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, Dr. Frederick Fasehun, has said he saw nothing wrong in both former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) and President Goodluck Jonathan contesting the 2011 presidential election.

Globacom has declared that it is not in any way involved in the Siemens bribery scam.
The company stated that the only relationship it ever had with Siemens, as a private company, was when it awarded a single contract in 2003 to the German firm for the provision of GSM and broad access infrastructure in certain parts of the country.

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a syndicate that specialised in snatching vehicles from Lagos and selling same at give away prices outside the state.