WITH 10,000 police men, four National Commissioners and four Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, and other Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, staff from neighbouring states on duty, the commission must get right today’s supplementary governorship election in four local councils and one ward in Imo State.

The leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, obviously took the gubernatorial polls in Imo State for granted. They believed that they had the structures, as well as completed and on_going projects executed by the present administration as their testimonial. Events have since shown that it was their biggest mistake.

WITH today’s supplementary governorship election in Imo State, the curtains may have been drawn on the 2011 general polls but the implications for a host of contestants and political gladiators remain.

Nigeria could face a ratings downgrade to B+ from BB- if the newly-elected government fails to implement badly needed reforms post-elections to improve its outlook, a senior Fitch official said on Wednesday

A pan-African network of seed testing laboratories has been established by the African Union and the African Seed Network with the support of FAO to speed up the harmonization of a continent-wide seed market in traditional and non-traditional crops.

MANY of you will be aware that Prince William, son of the late Princess Diana and grandson of the British Queen, Elizabeth, got married last Friday…to Kate Middleton, a girl from a fairly ordinary background whom he met at the university.

The Naira depreaciated further at the official and interbank foreign exchange market as demand at the official bi-weekly foreign exchange auction rose by 38 per cent on Wednesday.

A lady’s man, he has been romantically with the likes of top rapper, Sasha; ex-beauty queen, Mowunmi Akinnifesi amongst others. But in December 2010, Naeto C stepped out with his girl friend

PERHAPS for the first time in the about four years he assumed office as Senate President, Senator David Mark these days has compelling reason to forgo his regular afternoon teeing at the Abuja Golf Club.

Shareholders of First Securities Discount House (FSDH) Limited have commended the company for the performance recorded in its financial year end December 31st 2010.