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.

At a colourful ceremony graced by two former president, Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, Dauda Jawara of Gambia and Chairman, LOC of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Danny Jordan, Emirates, at the 2010 Africa Travel Market awards in Lagos, emerged the best international airline in Nigeria.

DEPUTY Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, has said the move by some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State to change the existing structure of the party by pushing for the dissolution of the Vita Abba-led executive committee will never succeed.

Justice F. A. Olubanjo of the Federal High Court, Owerri, has reserved ruling for November 5, 2010, in the application (FHC/OW/CS/43/08) filed by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, for stay of execution of the judgment debt entered in favour of Reagan Remedies Nigeria Limited.

THE Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, in Ebonyi State has accused Governor Martin Elechi of disregard to the rule of law mantra of the federal government, alleging that apart from holding council polls in defiance of subsisting court order, the governor insists on swearing in the council chairmen today.

About one million residents at Ugwuagba and Awada Obosi in Idemlli North local government of Anambra State may be rendered homeless following a plan by the Anambra state Urban Development Board, ASUDEB to demolish their structures.