The Primate of Anglican Church of Nigeria, Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, weekend admonished the nation’s leaders to make the welfare of the masses their focal point by embarking on projects that would impact positively on their lives

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP, in Ekiti State, has raised an alarm that a member of National Assembly, Senator Ayo Arise, has allegedly concluded plans to cause crisis in the state by importing hoodlums into the local governments over the recent dissolution of local governments by the state government.

THE Delta State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service, yesterday flagged off an e-registration exercise of ECOWAS and other non Nigerians residing in the Central Senatorial zone of the state, in an effort to enhance national security.

THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State, weekend, urged judicial officers in the state to stay away from the politics of the state in order not to rubbish the judicial arm of government.

As local insurers struggle to catch the attention of A.M.Best and Standard & Poor’s ratings to attract the magnet of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)’s insurance accounts, the two NNPC accredited rating agencies are beefing up their rating assessments of financial institutions in Africa.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has denounced the practice of demanding excessive agency fees from prospective tenants in Lagos, thereby adding to the already prohibitive costs of rent for the masses in the state.

Forty-two insurance companies with not less than 300 brokers in the country have severed themselves from the protests flying in and around the media over the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s Consolidated Insurance Policy (NNPC-CIP) and the federal government’s group life.

Journalists in Nigeria have been charged to desist from partisan politics and work towards the success of the 2011 general elections.

THE Imeobi (Inner caucus) of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has formally ratified the endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan’s bid for the 2011 presidential election, insisting that his choice was the outcome of five months consultation with a wide spectrum of Ndigbo in Nigeria and the Diaspora.

Arising from the misunderstanding among few politicians and some members of the public in Enugu State, Governor Sullivan Chime has stated that there was never a time or place he said incumbent political office holders in the state should be returned as automatic candidates of their different constituencies.