FORMER Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that the involvement of political institutions remains the key to having credible electoral processes in Nigeria.

A group of professionals from Ebonyi State, under the aegis of Ebonyi Professionals, resident in Abuja, has stated its intention to track the expenditure of the N20 billion recently floated by the state government from the capital market.

A 30-year-old man, Eloka Onwuka, was yesterday charged before a Surulere Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing N100,000 from his employers being proceeds from the sale of sachet water, popularly called pure water.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a 2006 graduate of Enugu State University of Science and Technology at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for attempting to smuggle 1.050kg of cocaine.

All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, and 25 other political parties in Lagos State, yesterday, announced plan to form a strong coalition to contest for all political offices available in the 2011 election, to displace the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN.

NATIONAL Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, yesterday, directed members across the country to halt diesel supply to all plants and sites of one of the nation’s GSM providers, MTN, over alleged N645 million debt to members by an MTN’s contractor.

ABA, the commercial capital of Abia State, is beginning to bubble again after some weeks of being under the siege of kidnappers who literally held the city hostage and made life very difficult for the residents.

An Enugu State High Court has adjourned till October 18, 2010, for further hearing in the suit by Bomboy Chukwudi, who is challenging the alleged trespass on his plot of land in Old GRA, Enugu, by former Minister for Science and Technology under late General Sani Abacha’s regime, Brig General Sam Momah.

Insurance companies that nitpicking about the delay of approval of accounts by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) have solvency problem

NATIONAL President of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, Monday, commiserated with the government and people of Sokoto and Kebbi states over the devastating flood that sacked over 50 towns in the two states and displaced thousands of persons.

United Middle Belt Youth Movement has endorsed the presidential aspiration of Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki in next year’s general elections after a meeting it held in Abuja, yesterday.

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai has said that administrative issues at the NFF and the FIFA ban caused Eagles defeat in Conakry against the Syli National.

About N2.8billion has been approved for the rehabilitation of three dams by the Ondo State government to improve water supply in the state.

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) and 2007 Kwara State Governorship Candidate of the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP), Gbenga Olawepo, has rallied support for President Goodluck Jonathan following the mixed views trailing the Independence Day bomb blasts in Abuja.

Just when prominent Nigerians were calling on handlers of the national team to reconsider the country’s dependence on foreign-based footballers in the prosecution of its international duties, captain of the Eagles, Joseph Yobo has risen strongly in defence of his colleagues in foreign leagues, pointing out that home-based players were not yet ripe for the challenges in the team.