Imo State House of Assembly has passed a motion to set up a five-member ad-hoc committee on the lingering industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, in South East states.

Central Bank Governor said in Washington on Saturday that the Central Bank will slow the pace of spending from foreign exchange reserves to defend the naira, but the present level of the naira does not necessarily need to be maintained “at all costs.”

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Onyeabo Iheajirika, has given assurance of the army’s preparedness to rise up to the current internal security challenges facing the country in its determination to defend democracy.

THE immediate past governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Agagu, is set to clash with one of his ex-aides, the former Chairman of the Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Princess Oladunni Odu, over the Senatorial seat in the Southern district area of the state.

Nigerian athletes at the Commonwealth Games were showered with their winning bonuses yesterday and the shopping malls in the Yamuna Bank area of New Delhi made brisk business.

LEADERS in the Northern Senatorial area of Ondo State, yesterday, said the award of N2.8billion contract for three water dams by the governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko would solve the perennial water problem in the state.

The Nigeria Premier League (NPL) has condemned a statement credited to Super Eagles’ goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, that players in the top-flight of the country’s league are not ready for international football.

THERE are strong indications that a crisis of confidence is now rocking the Military Pension Board, MPB, and some military pensioners have called on President Jonathan to investigate how the N70 billion meant for the stellement of their benefits was disbursed.

Nigeria’s Super Eagles caretaker coach Austin Eguavoen does not think the outcome of last Sunday’s loss to Guinea in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations match in Conakry should be used in evaluating his performance with the national team.

Famous football stars producing school, Saint Finbarrs College Akoka in Lagos has honoured veteran football administrator Paul Bassey with its highest award the Distinguished Conqueror Award ( DC ) for “ excelling in your chosen field of endeavour to the glory of God and your Alma Mater.

NIGERIA’s Chef de Mission to the X1X Commonwealth Games, Elias Gora could not hold back tears yesterday when Damola Osayomi was expelled from the Commonwealth Games Village and her gold medal given to Natasha Mayers of Saint Vincent who initially won bronze.

Nigeria Boxing Federation president, Rotimi George_Taylor was given a dress down by the Sports Minister Isa Ibrahim Bio after Nigerian boxers failed to win a single medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

DISTRAUGHT Damola Osayomi is yet to come to terms with her testing positive to methylhexaneamine after winning the 100 m gold.

Indian race walker Rani Yadav has tested positive for a banned steroid and provisionally suspended from the Commonwealth Games.

PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has called on the Federal Government to halt planned by the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, to draw about N400 billion from the accumulated pension fund to fund power sector project.