THE Solicitor General of Lagos State, Mr. Pedro Lawal, SAN, has absolved the state government of any blame in the delayed trial of the detained former Chief Security Officer, to the late Gen Sanni Abacha, Major Hamzat Al-Mustapha, blaming the delay on the defence counsel.

GOVERNOR Theodore Orji of Abia State has warned that there was a limit to endurance, following attacks on Igbos in the post-election crisis that erupted in some northern states of the country, and called on political leaders in the affected areas to call their followers to order.

TRADE Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has expressed concern over the high rate of invalid votes recorded in the National Assembly and Presidential elections, saying it was due to lack of voter’s education and enlightenment

President Gooodluck Jonathan on Monday approved the release of about N1. 5 billion for the payment of April, 2011 pensions, bringing the money released in the last two weeks for the payment of pensions and arrears to pensioners to a total sum of N7.307 billion.

Senate President, David Mark, yesterday urged President Goodluck Jonathan not to forget the electoral promises he made to Nigerians.

BLOODBATH in some parts of the country following last Saturday’s presidential electiontests against the outcome of the Presidential elections continued for the third day running, yesterday, with at least 15 persons including four NYSC members, a clergyman and a female police corporal killed in Bauchi.

A coalition of independent observers, under the aegis of the Civil Society Election Situation Room, yesterday issued a statement on the just concluded presidential elections across the federation, urging the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to investigate the authenticity of some of the election figures.

The Peoples Democratic Party , PDP, in Ekiti State, has called for more deployment of soldiers to the state during the National Assembly election coming up next Tuesday, saying this would reduce electoral mal- practices during the election.

THE Region Africa/Middle East (RAME) Session of International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations FIATA, has decried the high rate of levy collected as Cargo Tracking Note on Nigerian bound containers saying that Nigeria is the only country that collects such high rate of CTN levy.

THE Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has accused Governor Olugbenga Daniel of Ogun State of plans to disrupt the smooth conduct of the forthcoming governorship elections in the state.