Their Common features Indeed, Jonathan and Atiku have a few things in common. They were both born in the month of November. While Jonathan was born on November 20, 1957, Atiku, his main and primary political opponent, was sired on November 25, 1946.

A Bini group, Benin Youth Council, BYC, yesterday, called for the scrapping of the Federal Ministry of Works and the Federal Roads Maintenace Agency, FERMA, over their inability to fix federal roads in the country, particularly the Benin – Lagos Road, which they said has become a death trap to many

NATIONAL Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has placed embargo on fuel supplies to Akwa Ibom State, over the alleged killing of its member, Mr. Micheal Idorenyin, by hoodlums from the host community to Septa Energy Nigeria Limited and its contractors with, whom the union has dispute over unionisation

SENATOR Jonathan Zwingina, former deputy Senate majority leader, was in the Senate between 1999-2007. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, member has incorporated an NGO, the Centre for Development, to engage in capacity building for the legislature at state and national levels.

Alhaji Lam Adesina, a former governor of Oyo State and chieftain of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, is highly optimistic that the Ghana magic that took power from the incumbent and gave it to opposition in the former Gold Coast’s last presidential election will play out in Nigeria in 2011. In this interview, he said among others that any attempt to rig the 2011 elections would be met with trouble and cataclysm. Excerpts:

AN end to the looming industrial crises across Nigeria yesterday appears in sight as the National Council of State (NCS), the highest advisory council in the country approved the proposed N18, 000 National Minimum Wage as bench mark for all workers in the country.

IN 2007 Comrade Abba Moro was the Benue State coordinator of the Yar’Adua/Jonathan election campaign organization and former leader of ALGON. Today he is Pro-Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi and he is currently the Director General of the Senator David Mark’s Re-Election Campaign Organization.

Despite the increasing awareness campaigns by the government and relevant stakeholders, People living with HIV/AIDS are still ostracised by many uninformed persons in the country.

Ngozi whose age was put at 27 thought she had found her heart throb. She was in love; every other thing probably came second in her world while her lover, Victor who was said to be in his mid- 30s took the first position.

Suleiman Abbas Ahmed, is the new Comptroller of Immigration in -charge of Nigeria Immigration Service, Lagos State Command.