As part of efforts to improve the standard of education in the state, a member of the Federal House of Representatives, Mr. Samuel Sejoro, representing Bada-gry Constituency in Lagos, has disbursed N7. 595 million as bursary award to 908 students of various tertiary institutions residents in Badagry.

Allegations of corruption against FIFA are not new. One of the major ones was against Sepp Blatter in 1998 during his campaign for the FIFA presidency. He was, along with his godfather, the departing FIFA President Joao Havelange, accused of bribing delegates to the FIFA Congress to vote for Blatter who wriggled out of the morass with claims that the money was federations to develop the game.

IN his own analysis of why Nigeria has been crawling annoyingly while it should be running fast after Independence, President Jonathan saw the failure of leadership as the greatest obstacle to the desired growth – political and economic.

WORRIED by the recent seizure of arms and ammunition in Apapa Ports, Lagos, the Federal Government, yesterday, ordered the beefing up of security at all the nation’s airports and seaports and stricter surveillance at border posts.

SOME opposition parties in Abia State have accused the state environmental agency, ANSEPA, of intimidating them and slowing down their campaigns by charging them exorbitant fees for pasting their candidates’ campaign posters in the streets of cities in the state, especially Umuahia .

In 1954, Nigeria opted for Federal System of government, which was retained by subsequent constitutions including the constitution of Nigeria 1999. The federalism started with three regions in 1946/51, four regions in 1963, 12 states in 1967, 19 states in 1976, 21 states in 1987, 30 states in 1991 and 36 states and 774 local government areas in 1996.

PRESIDENTIAL aspirant on the platform of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday, gave Nigerians a preview into his plans for the country’s education sector.

Tears were flowing uncontrollably from the eyes of relations, friends and other sympathizers at Otun Ekiti yesterday when the remains of the former Deputy Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr Saliu Adeoti was committed to mother earth.

THE people of Umuoranma community in Awka, Anambra State capital, have petitioned the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, over a telecommunications mast installed in the area by Starcomms Telecommunications Limited, claiming that the closeness of the mast to their homes was injurious to the health of the residents.

NIGERIANS woke up Wednesday morning to be confronted with the shocking news of the importation of 13 container load of what can be termed the largest quantity of arms and ammunition into the country. The discovery of the arms and ammunition which include rocket launchers, cartridges and hand grenades and others at the A P Moller Terminals in Apapa Port, brings to question the level of security in and around the country, especially in the light of the October 1 bomb blast during the nation’s 50th anniversary celebration.