The much-touted civil-military relations played out in Owerri, Imo State, weekend as about a platoon of soldiers from the 34 Field Artillery Brigade, Obinze, moved into World Bank Market, Douglas Road and Relief Market, all in Owerri municipality, to clear the mountain of refuse in the areas.

The Igbo Community and Non-indigene Association in Lagos has commended Governor Babatunde Fashola for appointing proven technocrats and men of integrity as commissioners into his cabinet.

Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has asked the State House of Assembly to empower him to appoint 10 Special Advisers into his cabinet to enhance smooth and effective governance in line with Section 196(i) of the 1999 Constitution.

ABIA men’s hockey tean failed to live up to expectations when it mattered most as they bowed 0-4 to their Ondo counterparts thereby giving an edge for Ondo to mount pressure on the defending champions Yobe in the on going 17th National Sports Festival.

The Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, has reiterated that Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, have a crucial role to play in the implementation of the 2011 budget recently signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan, saying only projects in excess of N1 billion would be awarded “no objection certificate.”

Team Rivers are in no way ready to relinquish their leadership position on the log table of the 17th National Sports Festival. From day one, the contingent and their field marshals have continued to set the pace winning medals to let other states play catch-ups.

A Police Sergeant, Mr. Olowojoyin Abolade, has been charged before a Lagos State High Court for the murder of one Yusuf Omole.

The offence is contrary to Section 319 (1) of the criminal code law Cap C. Vol. 2, Laws of Lagos State 2003.

The face-off between Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia and West Brom striker, Osaze Odemwingie has been generating comments from football lovers and personalities and former Golden Eaglets and Falcons coach, Godwin Izilein has added his voice to it.

According to a latest report by the World Health Organisation, WHO, HIV/AIDs, malaria and tuberculosis are the most significant public health problems in Nigeria today!

This is a report of how the fear of Boko Haram is threatening to change night life in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. It is a season of a long list of forbidden activities after 10pm – including weekends.

Nigeria is facing a double burden of infectious and chronic diseases. One of such dieseases is Cancer.

ON January 1, 1914, the British government, in a deft political manoeuvre, proclaimed the amalgamation of the then Northern and Southern Protectorates and changed the political destiny of the geographical entity known today as Nigeria.

One of the reasons some old ministers in the President Goodluck Jonathan’s cabinet who worked assiduously in the one and a half years of the government faced hard times in getting back on board was as a result of their perceived loyalty towards the late President Umaru Yar’ Adua.

Rivers State is poised to deliver a magnificent opening ceremony of the 17th National Sports Festival that will certainly hold all spell-bound and remain evergreen in their memory for a long time to come.

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday disappointed lobbyists for portfolios in the Federal Executive Council, FEC, as he returned all the reappointed ministers to their former offices.