Some Igbo leaders, yesterday, differed on apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2011 presidential polls.

To prevent outbreak of epidemic following the heavy flooding of some parts of the state, Lagos State Government has intensi-fied waste management strategy in the concerned areas.

THE Federal Government has approved N51.6 billion for the settlement of 30 months salary arrears and exit package due to permanent and casual staff of the embattled Nigeria TeleCommunication Limited, NITEL and its GSM arm, M-tel, raising hope of an early resolution of the wage crisis facing the national outfits.

Former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and presidential hopeful of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, will pick up the party’s card today in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State.

Former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, said yesterday, that he and other presidential aspirants of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the North should not be seen as Northern candidates, but as Nigerians aspiring for the nation’s presidency.

The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has stressed the need for Federal Government to put the security agencies on alert to prevent a recurrence of the unfortunate incident of October 1st bomb blasts in Abuja in which 12 people were confirmed dead.

The National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, has warned that it will not succumb to alleged intimidation from government and its agents over the union’s resistance to the privatization of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN.

The joint examination of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Insurance Corporation (NDIC) on microfinance banks recommended the revocation of the licenses of just 47 banks.

FOLLOWING allegations of bribery against two of its executive members, the world football governing body, FIFA, may have suspended indefinitely, the final vote on the 2018/2022 World Cup bids.

AS new Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi assumed office after his victory at the Appeal Court, the opposition political parties yesterday called for prosecution of Information and Communications Minister, Prof Dora Akunyili, former INEC Chairman, Professor Maurice Iwu, former Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro and erstwhile Ekiti State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs. Ayoka Adebayo, over alleged electoral offences.

United Bank of Af-rica Plc, UBA, has adopted a holding company strategy to meet the regulatory requirement of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, modified universal banking model.

FORMER Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has said the recurring internal crises that have been threatening the survival of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, across the country would remain as long as former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo remains the Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees.

The occasion which was presided over by the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, Prof. Andrew Onokerhoraye, OON, was attended by politicians from across the political parties, including Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, who was represented by the Commissioner for Water Resources, Dr. Chris Oghenechovwe.

Hi Readers! Now I know that the odious Belinda does mean something, if not a lot, to Seb. Michel called at my place the other Saturday to tell me that Seb was behaving oddly.

Chief Bisi Akande was former governor of Osun State and now National Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN. He was the late Bola Ige’s most trusted ally.

In spite of his age, the immediate past governor of Osun State could be said to be a Bola Ige boy. He was Secretary to old Oyo State Government from1979 to 1983 when he (Ige) was the governor of the State.