John Foppe, the American who triumphed over his natural disability is testimony that individuals have the capacity to succeed in whatever they choose to do regardless of the challenges.

PREPARATION for elections into the National Assembly has started gathering momentum in Rivers State and beyond. At the moment just a handful of commissioners and political appointees are still left in the service of the state government because most of them have tendered their resignation letters to enable them prepare for the contest.

Stockbrokers have expressed confidence in the ongoing N5 billion SIM Capital Alliance Value Fund, stressing that the Offer would be fully subscribed and urged investors to seize the opportunity to invest as the market gradually rebounds.

Vetiva Capital Management Limited, has predicted that with Conoil Plc management resolve to increase its distributive capacity its market share would be enhanced.

Chevron Nigeria Limited, the local unit of U.S. oil major, Chevron Corporation, has agreed to meet with aggrieved communities at a Stakeholders Forum, within two weeks in Warri, Delta State, the regional headquarters of its Western Operations.

THE last hasn’t been heard yet about the Independence Day terrorist attack that took the lives of many Nigerians some hundreds of metres away from the Eagles Square, venue of the celebrations.

Electricity workers have beenadmonished against derailing the ongoing reforms in the power sector, as the success of the reforms entails freedom from the darkness and inefficiencies that have trailed the nation’s power sector.

Nigeria’s Expert Review Committee on Polio Eradication and Routine Immunisation has concluded that the country could stop poliovirus transmission by mid-2011 if it were to intensify and upgrade its eradication programme, and build on the significant progress it has made.

The Ezinifite community residing in the United States of America under the umbrella of Ezinifite Association of USA held her first National Convention in United States with the goals of coming together as one and for shopping for the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) towards ameliorating the numerous socio-economic problems in the community in the areas of education, security, investment, infrastructure, and economic development.

Delegates from 46 Commonwealth countries will this week gather for the annual brainstorming session at the 31st Annual Technical Conference of Tax Administrators, CATA on two major topics of contemporary, national and international relevance: widening the tax revenue base through exchange of information both domestic and international.