Two prominent aviation unions in the country, the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), are pushing for the establishment of a new national airline.

The Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has vowed to ensure that the gunmen that killed five persons in Ile-Ife at the dawn of Saturday’s National Assembly elections are brought to book.

Condolences have continued pouring in for the Awolowo dynasty that lost one of its shining lights, Otunba Ayodele Olubusola Soyode (Nee Awolowo), one of the children of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

APPARENTLY exasperated by the shenanigans of the Sani Abacha junta to both extend the life of their regime and, as well, transform the head of the junta into a civilian president, assassinated Attorney General of the Federation and former Minister of Justice, Bola Ige, had chosen to sit back and watch or, as he had put it in earthy pidgin, ‘siddon look’ at how things would end with the Abacha political programme and its ‘five fingers of a leprous hand’, a clear reference to the five political parties that were hurriedly clobbered together to smoothen Abacha’s transformation agenda.

CHAIRMAN of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said the other elections to be conducted by the commission would be better, as it would be guided by the lessons learnt from the National Assembly polls.

NORTHERN political leaders were, yesterday, rallying round Major General Muhammadu Buhari the presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, with the prospect of lifting his fortunes during the weekend presidential election.

-The Bauchi state Police command has arrested twenty persons for various electoral offences during Saturday’s National Assembly election.

Former Prime Minister of Ireland, Mr. Bertie Ahern has cautioned the federal government and government at all levels on the need to ensure consistent and transparent policies, if the economy of the country is to attract the much needed foreign investment and economic development.

The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has praised the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over its good performance in the conduct of last Saturday’s National Assembly election, saying this resulted in the non-violence recorded across the country following results of the poll.

Shareholders have cautioned the management of Riggs Venture West Africa Plc to register the entire issued shares capital of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as well as list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

THE three tiers of government yesterday, shared the sum of N424.578 billion from earnings in the month of March.

Virgin Atlantic may need to merge with a rival or join an airline alliance to survive in the increasingly competitive world of aviation, which has been changed by the advent of cross-border super carriers.

A Federal High Court in Abuja, Monday, ordered an immediate arrest of two aides to the former Director of the Pensions Department, office of the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Sani Teidi Shuaibu, following alleged roles they played in the illegal diversion of N12 billion from the coffers of the government through fictitious claims.

Preparatory to returning to the market, Savannah Bank Plc has commenced opening of contact offices across the country, even as consultants work assiduously to ascertain what is left of the old bank.

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Monday in Awka declared the senatorial election in Anambra Central senatorial zone inconclusive, declaring that re-run would take place in some polling units in the zone.