The Bank of Industry, BoI, has expressed readiness to partner with the Kwara State Government to generate electricity.

THE Northern Nigeria of today comprises 19 states, and to a very large extent, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Despite the heterogeneous ethnic composition of the North, the Hausa-Fulani ethnic group still predominates, with over 70 percent of its people belonging to the Hausa-Fulani ethnic stock. By extension, the historical evolution of the Hausa group is closely linked with other ethnic groups that can be found in the region.

LAST week, Mr. Sam Amuka came to Abuja. I met him in the company of Alhaji Samaila Isa Funtua, and as has become norm, when two or three people meet today, we discussed the state of our country. Uncle Sam re-iterated fears about the deep chasm in perspective, between North and South.

I have come under fire, lately, from quarters accusing me of pressing a mere panic button with intent to malign professional boxing through defining and labeling it as one deliberately designed for self-impoverishment.

IN a constitutional order, government stands on a tripod and governmental powers are shared among several independent but inter-related branches: in a broad sense, while the legislature makes policies, such policies are implemented by the executive and the judiciary steps in to interpret any question arising from the policies or from the Constitution.

Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, confirmed 13 out of the 37 commissioner-nominees forwarded by Governor Babatunde Fashola of the state for approval.

THAT President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan‘s dreams came to pass to continue from May 29, 2011, as president of Federal Republic of Nigeria raised the hope of Nigerians that change is inevitable considering the President’s zeal, commitment and readiness to effect a change in the Africa’s most populous country – a heady mix of about 150 million people, and 250 ethnic groups.

The Bauchi State Gubernatorial Election Petitions Tribunal, yesterday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to allow counsel to the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, gubernatorial candidate,Yusuf Tuggar, to inspect election materials used in the gubernatorial election.

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo South senatorial district, Owere Dickson Imasogie, yesterday, said it was the leadership of the party in the area that submitted the name of the former Commissioner for Environment in the state, Mrs Sarah Adetugbogbou, for appointment and not Chief Tony Anenih.

Some suspected kidnappers, yesterday, took to their heels, when the Anti-Kidnapping Task Force of the Delta Waterways Security Committee, DWSC, in Warri, Delta State, stormed their hideout at Samagidi in Eku community to rescue the Country Manager of Saybolt Limited, a subsidiary of Corelab, Port-Harcourt, Mr. James Onosia Obriki, who was abducted on Airport Road, Warri, last Friday, by gunmen.

A six-year- old girl has been rescued from her abductors by operatives of the State Security Services, SSS, in Benin, Edo State, after 13 days in captivity.

In a gathering that had distinguished and erudite Nigerians including Rtd. Chief Justice of the Federation Justice Mohammed Uwais, Chairman of Labour Party of Nigeria Comrade Dan Nwanyanwu, Senator Mamora, Lagos Guber Candidate and renowned Pharmacist Mr Jimi Agbaje and host of others present, Matthew, the last son of Late Primate of the Eternal Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim church, Late Dr Godfrey Otubu shone like a million stars as he was commended severally for his leadership qualities and academic excellence at the recently held Graduation and Valedictory Ceremonies of the Atlantic Hall schools Poko, Epe, Lagos state.

Immediate past President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry Mines and Agricultures (NACCIMA)

Leaders and members of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, recently gathered at the ancient city of Abeokuta, Ogun State, for the Lagos zone of the association’s 3rd Triennial Delegates conference.

After almost nine years since he held his last solo exhibition in Nigeria, UK based Nigerian promising prolific artist ,Gbenga Orimoloye is back with another solo exhibition that seeks to draw the attention of Nigerians and Africans on the need to project their character and identity.