A member of three-man robbery gang operating on motor-cycle (Okada) in Delta State was lynched by a mob, weekend, in Warri, while another unlucky gangster, who was beaten mercilessly, was saved from being burnt to death by the police.

THE end to the protracted doctors’ strike in Lagos State may not be in sight as the four- week-old strike, on Friday, took a dramatic twist when their colleagues in the federal health institutions in the state threatened to begin a one- week warning solidarity strike by tomorrow.

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said equitable distribution of developmental projects to all parts of the country will remain a cardinal principle of his administration if his mandate to lead the nation is renewed in next month’s presidential election.

The Aminu Maigari-led Board of the Nigeria Football Association, NFA got its worst scathing assessment since its controversial election last August from one of its own and former Chairman, retired Group Captain John Obakpolor at the weekend.

As the Super Eagles continue their preparation for the African Nations Cup qualifier against Ethiopia on March 27 in Abuja, former player Edema Fuludu is confident the team will triumph but was quick to add that the team need extra effort to succeed.

The decision of U-23 coach Austin Eguavoen not to release league players to their club for matches as he prepares the team for the forthcoming match against Equatorial Guinea has continued to generates comments.

TECHNICAL Director of the Nigeria Amateur Wrestling Federation (NAWF), Dr. Daniel Igali is dismayed that wrestling will not be part of the 2011 All Africa Games holding in Mozambique later in the year.

The maiden edition of the Le Meridien Golf Open will hole out today at the Ibom Resort in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State with Heineken standing out as one of the major sponsors of the tournament.

Polo enthusiasts in Lagos will have a lot to cheer this afternoon as the finals of the two-week long 2011 Lagos Polo Tournament comes up today at Nigeria’s premier polo ground, the Lagos Polo Club, Ikoyi.

Organised labour is not taking lightly its threat to frustrate next month general elections if the N18,000 new minimum wage is not paid especially by state governors, as indication emerged that labour has directed its state officials to forward to it the names of governors willing to pay the new minimum wage by the end of this month.

Alhaji Isyaku Ibrahim is a politician with a sense of history. In this interview, he takes the reader down memory lane, from the political developments in Nigeria in the first republic, down to the second republic in which he was actively involved, and the aborted third republic.Ibrahim also speaks on the formation of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, as a pioneer member, the administration of Obasanjo and the ongoing political process

A cleric, Rev. Lawi Pokti, has condemned the spate of bomb blasts and violence, characterising political activities in the country.

First Lady Patience Jonathan has urged women to protect their votes in the April general elections.

Bayelsa Government will inaugurate 16 road projects completed by the Sylva administration next month.

Libya has appointed former Foreign Minister Ali Abdussalam Treki as its UN envoy in New York, replacing an ambassador who renounced the Libyan leadership, the United Nations said on Friday.