MINISTER of Education, has been urged to intervene in the process of appointing a new Executive Secretary for the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE. In a statement weekend in Port Harcourt, a group, Coalition for Justice, said some of the steps being taken towards the appointment were not procedural.

I am not also aware of any politician who appoints his cabinet on the basis of the individual’s opposition, as against loyalty to him. And elect to his party executive persons opposed to his re-election, if he desires it, and then waits for some imaginary loyalist to pressurize him to fire them.

STATE Governments that have not put in place the fiscal responsibility law may find it difficult to raise funds for development projects from the Capital market.

NATIONAL Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Okwesilieze Nwodo, announced yesterday that the party would embark on an online registration of members to ensure that all Nigerians willing to join the party did not encounter any hindrance.

FORMER Governor of old Plateau State and pioneer National Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Solomon Lar, has said that the zoning arrangement which produced President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1998 was principally to assuage the Yorubas who were aggrieved by the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election won by their son, late Chief MKO Abiola.

SOUTH East governors, yesterday, resolved that they will not contest the position of President and Vice president in 2011 but refused to take a definite stand on whether they would support President Goodluck Jonathan for Presidency or not.

Dr Osagie Aiwerioghene (Nigerian Optometric Association), who spoke to Vanguard on the situation of the strike, weekend, insisted, “We will continue with the strike unless the state government gives us specific date when they will implement the new salary scale this year.

AS Professor Attahiru Jega, the new Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, chairman and the new commissioners resume fully this morning, one of the issues awaiting the priority attention is the controversy over whether or not the appointment of the secretary of the commission is for a tenure of five years.

EX-MILITANT leader and member of the Post-Amnesty Implementation Committee, Mr. Victor Ebikabowei Ben, alias Boyloaf, yesterday, alleged that some leaders bent on discrediting President Goodluck Jonathan, were behind the clandestine plot to cause confusion at their Obubra training camp in Cross River State.

Governor Mahmud Shinkafi of Zamfara State said, weekend, that anybody should be free to contest the 2011 presidential election, irrespective of the zoning formula of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.

While their association lasted, stories often made the rounds about how “Mother Excellency” imperiously stormed the Government House to remind the Governor of the sacrifices she and her son made, especially the huge amount they allegedly spent from their family purse to put him in office.

Beijing 2008 Olympics soccer silver winning coach, Samson Siasia has declared his interest to take over the management of the Eagles if given the job.

This is an excerpt of UNDP comments on Nigeria on the progress of its Millennium Development Goals following a 2006 status report. Of the eight goals, UNDP foresaw only the achievement of universal primary education, environmental sustainability and global development partnerships.

Oceanic Bank International Plc has restated commitment for quick turnaround that will make its shareholders smile for their investments.

In a bid to efficiently manage its Fund and to protect the interest of unit holders, Union Homes Real Estate Investment Trust Fund( REIT ) has established an investment committee members to drive the process of its operations.