Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, gubernatorial candidate in Delta State, Ovie Omo-Agege, weekend, said that his quest to govern the state was driven by the desire to replicate development models in Edo and Lagos States.

AKWA Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, weekend, reaffirmed his administration’s desire to establish one industry in each of the 31 local government areas of the state during his second term in office.

GOVERNORSHIP candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Dr Abiye Sekibo, has promised to support the creation of new states out of the present Rivers State, if elected governor in the April general elections.

THE prospects of Governor Sullivan Chime winning the gubernatorial election in Enugu State has received a boost, weekend, as the prime campaign director of an opposition party pitched tent with him.

The Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, high command has advised its officers and men to shun corruption, laziness absenteeism and anything that would stain the image of the organization or risk the consequences of their action.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has challenged the organised private sector to strive to stimulate economic activities through the promotion of value added export of diverse non-oil exportable commodities with a view to boosting the country’s foreign exchange earnings.

THERE may be a clash between the supporters of the Presidential Candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), and Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala over the use of the ancient Mapo Hall for the rally of the party.

THE Chairman of Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, Ebonyi state, Mr. Cyril Obasi, weekend, resigned his membership with his party to pitch tenth with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the forthcoming general election.

Plans have been concluded for the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN presidential candidate, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu take his campaign train to Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Monday, March 21.

Former First Lady and founder of the Women and Youth Empowerment Foundation (WAYEF), Hajia Turai Yar’Adua, will, on Tuesday, in Abuja, donate medical equipment and consumable items to nine benefitting hospitals selected from around the country.

Minister of State for Education, Chief Kenneth Gbagi, is special guest at the 60th anniversary celebration and six hundred million naira school development fund raising lunch for Urhobo College on Saturday, 19 March at the school play ground, Effurun, near Warri, Delta State.

There were strong indications, at the weekend, that the officials of the Mallam Adamu Ciroma-led Northern Leaders Political Forum (NLPF), Mallam Bello Abdulkadir and Bibi Farouk, who were arrested, last Wednesday, by officers of the State Security Service, SSS, cooperated with the security outfit.
Abdulkadir was released on Thursday night, but Farouk remained in detention.

Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State has ordered the stoppage of the rally by the presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), scheduled for tomorrow at the ancient Mapo Hall, Ibadan

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, inaugurated 25 new railway diesel locomotive engines at the Nigerian Railway Corporation Headquarters, Ebute- Meta, Lagos.

The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Oyo State, has pledged to partner with the Osun State Government to achieve its agenda on food security.