Justice Ibrahim Auta, assumed duty as the interim Chief Judge of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court, following the disengagement of Justice Dan Abutu who clocked the 65 years mandatory retirement age for judicial officers within that cadre, on Tuesday.

GOVERNOR Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has promised more amenities for the people when re-elected into office, just as he rounds off his local government campaign tours tomorrow.

TWO men yesterday died in an auto crash that occurred on the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan expressway when a lorry loaded with yam tubers skidded-off the road and crashed. Also, three other passengers in the lorry sustained injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

To ensure the provisions of housing accommodation to the citizenry through a robust mortgage financing system, the Federal Government Wednesday inaugurated a policy and technical tripartite committee to review operations of the various stakeholders in the housing sector in the country.

ACTION Congress of Nigeria, ACN, presidential candidate in the April polls, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday, promised to map out an integrated programme to address the problems of the oil rich Niger Delta region.

BUSINESS activities in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State, were virtually grounded to a halt, yesterday, as the traders closed shops for the campaigns of the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the state, led by Governor Peter Obi.

BESIDES the governorship of Delta State, another commanding position in the eyes of “senior politicians” in the state is that of a Senator of the Federal Republic. The three senatorial districts of Delta Central, Delta North and Delta South are literally on fire ahead of next month’s National Assembly poll.

As parts of efforts towards boosting investors’ confidence and encouraging more patronage in the Nigerian capital market, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has launched a platform that will allow interface between the NSE and the investing public, as well as other stakeholders.

The 2011 Senatorial contest in Jigawa quite unlike other states in the federation has the trapping of a big boxing bout with sharks of equal strength ready to prove their mettle in a contest that could make or mar political relevance in the New world.

ALHAJI Gbenga Ashafa is the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) senatorial candidate for Lagos East Senatorial District. In this interview Ashafa dismissed insinuations making the round that he was drafted into the Senatorial race to spite the outgoing Senate Deputy Minority leader, Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora.

The leadership of the Edo Football Association, says its putting all machinery in motion to ensure that the March 26 All Africa Games qualifier between Nigeria’s U-23 Olympic team and its Equatorial Guinea counterpart is hitch-free.

Against the background of stoppage of work on the rehabilitation of Enugu Airport, Vanguard can report authoritatively that the federal government has ordered the setting up of an Inter-ministerial Committee to look into the remote and immediate causes that led to it.

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper and captain, Peter Rufai has made a passionate appeal to Nigerian coaches and ex internationals to lend a helping hand to coach Samson Siasia as he prepares the team for the crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia in Abuja next week.

South Africa will now host the 17th African Youth Championship, from 17th April – 2nd May, according to the Confederation of African Football.

Despite the slow recovering of the stock market, Oando Plc has taken the bulls by the horns to spearhead the recently introduced book building in the Petroleum marketing sub sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) by way of offer for sale.