Nominates 3 for NPC membership By Ben Agande   & Inalegwu Shaibu ABUJA—PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has asked the Senate to upgrade the Nigeria Police Academy, Kano, to a degree- awarding institution. The President’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Senator David Mark, who read it on the floor, yesterday. President Jonathan, […]

BAYELSA State Governor, Timipre Sylva, yesterday, sought the approval of the state House of Assembly to secure a guaranteed loan of N15.4bn from some commercial banks for five agricultural companies and programmes.

The former Deputy General Manger of the defunct Bank of the North, Alhaji Rufai AbdulMalik, who was abducted last Wednesday regained his freedom Monday night after the family paid N2 million to the kidnappers.

If Chief M.K.O Abiola, presumed winner of the annulled 12 June 1993 presidential polls were alive, he would be 73 years this year. He died in government custody 7 July 1998.

THE Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, yesterday, struck out an application by Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Chairman, Dangote Group of Companies, asking the court to stay further proceedings in the suit challenging his election as the President of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, before a Federal High Court, Lagos.