A Filipino woman, Grace Galindez-Gupana who holds nine Guinness records yesterday narrated how she was mobbed by some people suspected to be area boys in Lagos on her way to Ibadan to unfold the world’s largest Jerusalem banner.

We decided to send a delegation to convey our condolences to the family of Chief M.K.O Abiola and to participate actively in the funeral ceremony.

Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has described late Chief Anthony Enahoro as a titan who started the process that culminated in Nigeria’s independence.

Officials have revealed that former Nigeria skipper, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, has finally indicated interest to serve on the technical committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

PROMPT response of men of Oyo State Police Command yesterday prevented another possible bloodshed as some members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, were reportedly caught with arms and ammunition at the rally of the faction of Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday approved the suspension of Mr. Temisan Omatseye from office as the Director-General of Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, while appointing Mr. Adeniran Aderogba as the Acting Director-General.

Peter Odemwingie is yet to shake off a knock and is expected to miss West Brom’s meeting with Wolves as a result.

A group of Muslim female professionals, the Criterion, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to allow peoples’ votes count during the 2011 general elections,

AS part of efforts to shore up its revenue, Anambra State government has awarded contracts for revenue collection from operators of Global Service Mobile, GSM, and commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada.

Nigeria moved a step up on the FIFA world rankings for the month of December despite their inactivity since they lost 1-0 to Guinea in Nations’ Cup qualifier in October.

STRIKING lecturers of Anambra State University who were given up till yesterday by the governing council of the university to report for work or consider their services voluntarily withdrawn from the institution, remained adamant as none of them reported for duty at the two campuses at Uli and Igbariam.

THE crisis rocking Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Abia State has deepened, with two different groups holding parallel state congresses last Saturday.

FORMER Commander of Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, and founder of Niger Delta Vigilante Group, Ateke Tom, said he would not hand over his Camp 8 for destruction.

Former Governor of Delta State and front-runner in the forthcoming re-run election, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has declared that his performance in office in the last three and a half years as well as the understanding of the people of Delta State will return him to office and not the singular ‘effort’ of any godfather.

UNIDO Country Representative in Nigeria and Director of Regional Office, Mr. Masayoshi Matsushaai has disclosed that industries in the country have lost their market by 90 per cent to products from foreign firms.