Thousands of former Defense Minister, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’ supporters took to the streets in Kano yesterday over the decision of the National Working Committee of PDP to organised a re-run of the gubernatorial primaries.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said mission drift by some microfinance bank operators (MFBs), weak capacity, poor understanding of the microfinance concept and the methodology for delivering MF services are some of the reasons why the 103 liquidated MFBs failed.

Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) set up by the CBN will take up shareholding in banks from which they purchased bad debt especially the troubled banks. This has further raised fears in the financial sector, some bank Managing Directors and shareholders, that AMCON may become a smokescreen for those who want to buy into these banks.

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), yesterday awarded Dangote Cement Plc with NIS BS OHSAS 18001: 2007 and NIS 9001: 2008 Quality Management System certificates in recognition for meeting its standard.

The International media has in the last two decades or so sustained a tradition, which may best be described as ‘Nigeria bashing’. In this vein, they have always been eager to amplify any aberration and indeed, grievously distort any misdeed by Nigerian citizens anywhere in the world.

Opposition political parties in Cross River State are set to challenge the eligibility of the governorship, National and State Assembly candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the April general elections if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) goes ahead to recognize them.

Anambra State may be the ultimate beneficiary of the renewed search for a replacement of the sacked chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Okweselize Nwodo, as the presidency is said to have narrowed its search to Anambra state.

FOR deepening democratic governance across the continent of Africa, President Goodluck Jonathan and four other African leaders are to be honoured in Chicago, United States of America, USA.

Following the arrest of the Director-General of Nigerian Merchant Navy Maritime Accademy, Commodore Aderemi Olatinwo, by men of the Nigerian Navy, the Academy has urged the Federal Government to wade into the issue and order the immediate release of its DG.

A Nigerian, Uzoama Joseph, died, yesterday, when South African police officers raided a home belonging to Azukah, wife of detained Nigerian militant, Henry Okah, claiming to be searching for drugs allegedly belonging to some tenants.

The controversy trailing the conduct of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, primaries took a different dimension as Kogi State chapter of the party yesterday rejected the cancellation of the governorship primaries in the state by the party’s national secretariat.

LATE President Umaru Yar’Adua had a kidney transplant in 2002 while still a state governor in Katsina State, but avoided having another one while he was President over fears it would cause unrest, according to diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks.

Almost immediately the South East Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universties, ASUU, called off its strike that lasted for about six months, full academic activities had resumed at the Abia State University Uturu with both the staff and students working in earnestly to make up for lost time. Students had hastily trooped back to the school with great joy and expectation on hearing that the school had reopened.

Osaze Odemwingie may be cooking up a storm in the Premier League but his meal-making skills are a recipe for disaster.
Since his arrival in the Midlands the Nigerian striker has served up a real treat on the pitch for Albion fans.
But in the kitchen the 29-year-old has struggled to adapt.

THE Chairman of Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State, Alhaji Sufiyanu Igbafen and the Senator representing Edo North district, Senator Yisa Braimoh, weekend, engaged in a war of words over allegation by the chairman, that the Senator brought in thugs from neighouring states to register in Ihievbe, with a view to using them to rig the forthcoming elections in Edo North.