An automobile company, Chery Motors Nigeria Ltd, has dragged the Delta State government before a Delta State High Court, for allegedly failing to pay N90million for the 49 cars supplied to it (Delta) for the Delta State Integrated Development Agency scheme in 2008. Meanwhile, hearing in the matter will continue on Monday.

Mrs Yemi Adedeji, a petty trader, was beating her child, Moji, for not going to school. Asked why she was not willing to leave home, Moji said she was afraid of being beaten by the rain.

According to Cross, Bell and Engle [1987], “interpretation is the process by which the courts determine the meaning of a statutory provision for the purpose of applying it to the situation before it.” It follows that in interpreting any section of the Constitution, the court and I dare say National Assembly would usually seek to discover the intention of the legislature or Constitution maker.

The NNPC says it lost more than N174 billion to pipeline vandalism and the resultant petroleum products’ losses within the last 10 years. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mr Mohammed Barkindo, said this in Abuja on Tuesday, while making presentations to the leadership of the police and defence forces.

The Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort has the potential to generate N100 billion every year, the Managing Director, Mr Bassey Ndem, said on Wednesday. Ndem told newsmen in Calabar that “it is a matter of time and awareness, Tinapa will soon generate incremental success over time and grow to its true potential.