FORMER governor of Abia State and PPA senatorial candidate in next month’s election, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, has denied being attacked by youths of any community in Abia North senatorial zone in the course of his on-going campaign tour of the area.

Minister of Transport, Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman, has stressed the need for the establishment of Inland Dry Port in Sokoto in order to make port and other shipping services accessible to shippers in the axis.

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.