MEMBERS of National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, of INEC ad hoc staff for the voters’ registration exercise in Ofoloko ward in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, did not bargain for what they got yesterday as they were beaten to a state of stupor over their alleged inability to operate the Direct Data Capturing, DDC, machines.

The organising committee of the 23rd edition of the Nigeria University Games Association (NUGA) Games to be hosted by the University of Benin, (UNIBEN) is seeking N3 billion to successfully host the games.

According to Professor Ali Mazrui, “Political dynasties are families that have exerted disproportionate influence on the politics of their societies. If they are successful, they may produce more than one Head of State or Head of Government. But at the very minimum, political dynasties have produced political leaders in varied ranks of the political process.”

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has assured President Goodluck Jonathan of the majority of votes from the state during the forthcoming presidential election.

Few hours after President Goodluck Jonathan clinched the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential ticket in Abuja for the April polls, former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu in Lagos last Friday, emerged as the consensus presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN.

It might be true that politicians are incurable optimists; yet it will be foolhardy to describe Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s recent statement that Action Congress of Nigeria would chase out Peoples Democratic Party out of power in the next general election in collaboration with other parties as mere rabble rousing.

Following the protracted strike action embarked upon since October last year by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU, of Rivers State University of Science and Technology, RSUST, the Governing Council of the institution has directed the teachers and workers to resume work or get sacked.

Archbishop of Lagos, Cardinal Anthony Okogie, has stressed that Nigeria has no justifiable reason not to conduct and organise a credible, free and fair election after 50 years as a sovereign nation.

A Federal High Court in Lagos, has been asked by Kola Okunlola and three other producers of My Pikin teething baby mixture, which allegedly killed over 80 children in the country, and are standing trial before the court, to discountenance the additional proof of evidence filed against them by National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC.

NIGERIA will between Monday and Friday, next week, hold the 6th African Regional Congress of International Labour and Employment Relations Association, ILERA, which will draw participants from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.