The Petroleum Equalisation Fund (Management) Board, PEF(M)B, has denied reports that it was owing oil marketers bridging claims, which allegedly led to the fuel scarcity in some parts of the country.

A group of South-East professionals in the diaspora under the aegis of Nwanne Di n’mba has warned that the zone would kick against attempts by the leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to deny her the position of either the Senate president or speaker, House of Representatives in the new National Assembly.

Indications emerged at the weekend of moves by returning and newly elected members of the Lagos State House of Assembly to stop the present Speaker of the assembly, Hon Ikuforiji Adeyemi, from emerging as their next leader.

Re-election of the incumbent governor of Oyo State, Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, for a second term would have clearly ended thuggery, favoritism and godfatherism in the politics of the state and bring about the much needed stability in the polity, the chairman of Oluyole Local Government Area of the state, Alhaji Kehinde Olaosebikan, said in Abuja yesterday

DISTURBED by the recurring violence that claims the lives of non-indigenes during ethnic clashes, the Bishop of Church of Nigerian Anglican Communion, Akure Diocese, Bishop Michael Ipinmoye has advocated for regional posting of corps members by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

A coalition of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, accredited domestic observer groups in Akwa Ibom State has commended the peaceful conduct of elections in the state, particularly the gubernatorial poll held on April 26.

The Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, caused upset in Bayelsa State when it won the Ekeremor constituency III election into the state House of Assembly.

The National Integrated Power Plant (NIPP) Sapele, yesterday, played host to Vice President Namadi Sambo and his entourage, who came to inspect the ongoing construction of 450MW power project expected to be injected into the national grid before the end of 2011

THE weeklong celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the Living Faith Church also known as Winners Chapel which began on Monday, comes to an end today at the Faith Taber-nacle, at the sprawling Canaanland in Ota, Ogun State.

For the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, and its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, the results of the National Assembly elections simply poured cold water on the supposedly larger than life image that had been created for both the party and its principal. Worse, the presidential election did not produce the type of spark that the party promised – it has won one governorship seat. This is the inside story of how the CPC suffered its first initial set back which haunted it throughout the April elections.

A group known as the Interface forum with total support from the Century Energy Group recently demonstrated its readiness to empower young and talented Nigerians to showcase their capabilities and have the opportunity to be so established in music , dance, painting and craft, writing, economic development debates and all forms of creative arts in a talk show held at Terra Kulture, Lagos.

Last week’s public presentation and launch of an Audio Project on Igbo Character and Values by Ndigbo Ethics Revival Forum(NEREF) in collaboration with Ndigbo Lagos indeed, created an avenue for reflection on reasons why the once focused, organised and hardworking Igbo people of Nigeria fell from the height of their grace.

Some time ago, I wanted to make love to my wife and realized that I didn’t have an erection, I almost freaked out. Until now I had heard that it happens to men that are in their forties and above, but I never believed it can happen to me, because I had always thought I was “George of the Jungle”

The Vlisco design team made a brazen graphic statement of outspoken patterns in designing the new ‘Dazzling Graphics’ fabric collection. An abundance of striking shapes served as the source of inspiration for creating bold graphics that tease the eye and mind, setting a psychedelic mood.

Mr. Ademola Adedeji is the senior partner, Rightsource Consulting, a tax and auditing firm. The firm is a consultant to Lagos and Ogun States governments on internally generated revenue, among others. The tax expert speaks, in this interview, on tax and audit system in Nigeria among other economic issues.