ABUJA – Experts on environmental issues have blamed the three tiers of government in Nigeria for not doing enough to create awareness on the impact of Climate change, which has resulted into flooding in some parts of the country.

Detectives at the State Criminal Investigation Department of the Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a man for allegedly raping his nine year-old daughter. The suspect,James Bond( not the British actor) who was picked up from his Balogun street, in Oke-Ode area of Erio-Ekiti, was reportedly caught while having carnal knowledge of his daughter.

United Bank for Africa, UBA, Plc has recorded a 67.42 per cent growth in profit after tax for its half year 2011 financial performance.

First System Refinishes Limited, sole distributor of Sikkens brand of paint in the country has introduced workshop series for local automobile painters aimed at providing requisite skills to achieve the best results in automobile painting.

Two star prize winners have emerged in the on-going Intercontinental Bank’s I-Save, I-Win promo at the end of the bank’s zonal draws of the promo and customers’ forum for the Federal Capital Territory and North Central Regions.

Alhaji Kashim Shettima, Governor of Borno state is in a dilemma. His attention is torn between delivering upon his promises to the people and resolving the security challenges facing his state. The Federal Government has waded in with full military might, yet the situation looks grim, and the citizenry is being stretched to a point of despair. Kashim Shettima has opted for the carrot option as he strives daily to win the hearts of members of the Yusuffiya or Boko Haram to a roundtable. He has initiated some other moves in the hope that peace will be restored in Borno, hitherto acclaimed as the home of peace.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, has announced plans to commence securities lending and short selling.

Bauchi-based Wikki Tourists have returned to the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) after their 1-0 victory over Nasarawa United.

Chief of Staff to the ailing Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Mr. Bob Onyeama, has denied reports that the health of the Ikemba Nnewi, who is on admission in a London hospital, was deteriorating.

BEFORE his emergence as Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Engr. Victor Ochei, was among the
most vibrant and probing members of the House. He has now found himself in a position where as a presiding officer, he is bound to watch the vibrancy and listen to the grandiloquence of others without automatically imposing his own views.

The people of Bauchi State have lauded the Federal Government for reappointing Senator Bala Muhammad, Kauran Bauchi, as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

The Sudden death of Chief Patrick Bolokor in Kokori, Delta State, has been received with shock by the Association of Sports veterans, Nigeria.

There was a mild drama at the Administrative Block of the University of Jos following another bomb scare which turned out to be a false alarm.

THE Chairman of the Election Petition Tribunal in Edo State, Justice Paul Elechi, Monday, warned lawyers appearing before the tribunal to stop their frequent applications for adjournments, saying “we, members of this tribunal did not come to this state with our wives, so we need to seriously hear the cases within the time frame and go back to our families.”

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has won 23 local government council chairmanship and 239 of the 244 councillorship positions in an election in which 33 political parties participated.