Bilateral trade between Nigeria and Pakistan reached N840 million or $56 million in 2010 while the Islamic country exported a N3.75trillion or $25billion globally.

THE President of Anambra World Assembly, a coalition of Anambra people in the Diaspora, Dr. Nwachukwu Anakwenze, has commended Governor Peter Obi and the entire people of the state for a crime-free Christmas celebration, describing it as the most peaceful in recent times.

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said that his presidential ambition was hinged on positively rescuing the Nigerian nation from mal-administration and economic stagnation.

Imo State governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, has called on the church to join the government in its effort to rid the state of crime and criminals, including armed robbery and kidnapping.

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has named the Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Patrick Ekeji, as the Chef-De-Mission of the Nigerian contingent to the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

PROMINENT leaders in Delta State, under the aegis of the Delta State Peoples Elders Council, DSPEC, led by the former Premier of the defunct Midwest region, Chief James Otobo, Monday, urged Deltans to give the former Governor of the state, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, an opportunity to complete his tenure by voting massively for him in Thursday’s gubernatorial re-run election.

he wedding ceremony of Jane, daughter of the Edo State Governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, and her fiancée, Achi Adukwu, has been rescheduled for January 8, 2011 at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, Abuja.

Youth Wing of Christian Association of Nigeria, YOWICAN, Plateau State chapter, has called on the Federal Government to rise to the security challenges posed by the recent bomb blasts in the state and put an end to the terror attacks.

THE newly elected executive committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State declared Monday that the fresh congresses of the party held at ward, local government and state levels last week were in compliance with the directive of the party’s National Working Committee, NWC.

PRIMATE of the King Sabbath Mission Worldwide, Rev. Patrick Nebo, said Monday that the recent bomb blasts in Abuja were just the beginning of disasters that will befall the country ahead of this year’s general election unless urgent and positive steps were taken to nip them in the bud.