For the first time in the history of Nigeria, the movie industry popularly known as Nollywood on Thursday endorsed the candidacy of Prof Chukwuma Soludo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the February 6 polls in Anambra State .

Dr Ayakoroma made this promise while, receiving the executives and Steering Council of the Association of Bayelsa State Indigenes resident in Abuja (ABSIA) who recently paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja. He also promised to network with the association in all their cultural activities.

ATTEMPT by officials of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) to commission electricity projects in Oben community in Benin-City was yesterday resisted by youths and elders of the community who were invited to witness the commissioning ceremony.

In one breadth, it was discovered that part of the reason why students and some lecturers called for the removal of the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Lateef Akanni Hussain, was to cover up heaps of shady acts perpetrated before the VC took over the mantle of leadership at LASU. Thank God that the governor used his wisdom to circumvent the call to sack the VC. Instead he opted not to be stampeded or railroaded into taking action which will have a negative backlash.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu, as well as current Governor of the state, Babatunde Fashola are among dignitaries that will honour ex House of Reps member, who was also ex-president of the Association of Nigerian Author(ANA), Dr Wale Okediran.