DESPITE the suit instituted against the joint ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, by the Osun State Government, outgoing Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, in less than four days to the expiration of his tenure, has revoked the law that recognises the joint ownership of the institution.

President Goodluck Jonathan says he will not subscribe to calls to scrap the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, established in 1973 to foster national unity.

CONFUSION reigned over casualties in a fire explosion caused by vandals suspected to be scooping petroleum product from a vandalized Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation pipeline at Eko-Ovwore , Amukpe community in Delta state, in the early hours of Tuesday.

Rev Fr. Mathew Kukah, a member of the Judicial Commission for the Investigation of Human Rights Violations, popularly called Oputa panel, on Monday said he was worried about the non-implementation of the final report of the commission.

Kano State Zoological Garden is threatened by gross under funding, an official said.

The Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) is taking its campaign to tackle high-level corruption, badly-negotiated contracts and the fight against ‘Vulture Funds’ to Southern Africa.

Vice President Namadi Sambo on Monday arrived Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the second Africa-India Forum Summit.

The Cross River Government plans to plant five million trees to commemorate this year’s World Environment Day, says Mr Edward Gekpe, the Permanent Secretary in the state’s Ministry of Environment.

Segun Oguntade, Secretary, Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), has commended the turnout of participants in the National Open Championships which began in Lagos on Monday.

Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said government would not invite “controversial leaders” to the inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan.

The outgoing governor of Zamfara State, Mahmud Shinkafi, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Ogun State in the April 26 election, Adetunji Olurin and Adamu Ajuji Waziri, husband of the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Farida Waziri, are on the Ministerial list submitted to the National Secretariat of the PDP.

The FCT Police Command plans to deploy between 13,000 and 15,000 personnel, including other security operatives, for the May 29 presidential inauguration, its spokesman, Mr Jimoh Moshood, has said.

General Manager, Golden Pasta Company, Mr. Yiannis Katshichtis, has blamed increase in food prices to unprecedented climate change across the world.

UN Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki-Moon has said Nigeria’s present democracy offered bright hope for the rest of Africa.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has dismissed no fewer than six of its staff for alleged examinations racketeering in the last one year.