There are different ways to brand a country in a very positive way. One of the ways, I think is the River State way. The institutionalization of a culture of literacy through reading campaigns; a campaign that has resulted in the birth of an international literary festival, which now holds in the beautiful garden city of Port Harcourt.

Recently, Multichoice, the owner of DSTV pay television in a promotional programme slashed the price of its dstv decoder. At a private media meeting with selected journalists, last week, at the corporate headquarters of the Company, the Managing Director of Multichoice, Joseph Hundah explained the reasons for the company’s p rice change and also, talked about other sundry issues. McPhilips Nwachukwu was there.

The Delta North Senatorial District otherwise called Anioma holds the key to whoever wins the fresh election ordered by the Appeal Court which sacked the governor of the state, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, saying his election was fraudulent. With nine local government areas and a firm decision not to field any candidate in the governorship poll, Anioma is open for the political gladiators in the state.

Publisher of Our Daily Manna, Pastor Chris Kwaskpo-vwe has charged Nigerians, especially those vying for elective positions to obey the Word of God by placing the interest of the nation above their personal desires.
Pastor Kwaskpovwe said this will go a long way to place Nigeria on the right track.

PEEVED by the continued massacre of Christians in Iraq, the umbrella body of Christians in Nigeria, the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has appealed to the United Nations, UN, to intervene and save the lives of the Christian hostages in interest of world peace.

Provost of Life Theological Seminary, Ikorodu, Lagos, Rev. Cletus Orgu, has appealed to politicians to have the fear of God and respect for human dignity in all their dealings.

Two students of Doregos Private Academy, Lagos, Olajumoke Adebayo and Eniola Adewale has invented a fueless power generator. The invention was showcased at the Pan-African Women Inventors & Innovators Network Symposium, Expo & Awards at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja.

“One should guard against preaching to young people success in the customary form as the main aim in life. The most important motive for work in school and in life is pleasure in work, pleasure in its result and the knowledge of the value of the result to the community” —Albert Einstein, 1879-1955.

FIFA president, Joseph Sepp Blatter has said that the ban of two Executive Committee members of the world body, Amos Adamu of Nigeria and Reynald Temarii of Tahiti has given FIFA the opportunity to clean its house of corruption.

FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has fired a warning shot to anyone thinking about breaking the rules-that they will be subject to punishment the way six officials were banned recently.