The embattled Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Rufus Akeju was on Monday quizzed by the Police over alleged assault on the state correspondent of the Leadership Newspaper, Mr. Sefiu Ayanbimpe

THE emerging global political thought is that most government leaders in developing economies solve personal and parochial problems with public funds while ignoring the common-health of their people.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted NASD Limited an Approval-in- Principle to operate Over-the- Counter market.

Former Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Timi Alaibe, yesterday, dismissed claims by some opponents in the state on his ineligibility for the governorship race, over alleged forgery of names submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Samson Siasia yesterday maintained his 100% record as Super Eagles Coach after leading his team to a 3-0 win over Kenya’s Harambee Stars in an international friendly match decided at the Abuja National Stadium.

A Lagos- based businessman, Mr. Fidelis Ogwugwa, has raised alarm over alleged plot to eliminate him by his wife and her lover (names withheld).

The Lagos State branch of the National Association of Nurses and Midwives, NANNM, has suspended its 12 days strike, following a documented agreement by the state government to implement 100 percent of the Consolidate Health Salary Structure, CONHESS, point to point.

A CHIEFTAIN of All Progerssives Grand Alliance, APGA, and Onitsha South local government chairmanship aspirant of the party, Prince Emeka Asoanya, has been kidnapped at Fegge area of the commercial city.

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Capital Market, Senator Ganiyu Solomon, has said the National Assembly would review the 2011 budget passed recently, as it may not have been thoroughly considered.

Ahead of this weekend’s National Assembly’s election the Lagos State Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, held a crucial meeting with security chiefs of various agencies in the state as part of its security arrangement aimed at ensuring a successful violence-free election.