Jos, the Plateau State capital which had enjoyed relative peace for several weeks erupted in another orgy of violence yesterday, leaving at least 20 dead and over 50 others injured. This happened just as the rampaging Islamic sect, Boko Haram struck again in Maiduguri, Borno State capital killing three people, including a local government chairman.

Access Bank Plc said, yesterday, that it planned to use N53.47 billion to acquire 75 per cent stake in Intercontinental Bank Plc.

NATIONAL Union of Electricity Employees, yesterday petitioned the Presidency accusing the Minister of Power of secretly compiling names of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, workers to be sacked and threatened to shut down the sector should the minister fail to jettison the plan.

Before the landing of Glo 1 as Globacom’s submarine cable is called, in Lagos, the only undersea broadband infrastructure available was the SAT-3 which was jointly owned by several countries in Africa. Glo therefore single-handedly positioned Nigeria on the world technology platform.

THE European Union, EU, and the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, are to partner Anambra State for the provision of one hundred percent access to sanitation, hygiene and improved water supply to selected communities in Ogbaru local government area of the state. Ogbaru is one of the six local governments in the state designated for fighting abject poverty and improving infrastructure.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, swore in the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Dahiru Musdapher, with a charge to ensure the restoration of the confidence of Nigerians in the judiciary.

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the suicide bomb attack on the UN building in Abuja.

Reacting to the latest bomb incident in the nation’s capital in a statement, the former Vice-President noted that indiscriminate violence against the innocent could not solve any problem in any society.

GOVERNOR Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State and his predecessor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, have enjoined Muslim faithful in the country to imbibe the lessons of Ramadan and not to return to the ways of life they avoided during the fasting period.

Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has said that the collapse of flourishing industries in the South Eastern part of the country over the years was largely attributable to the lack of access to funds, mismanagement and other ancillary support necessary for their growth and stability.

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has reiterated its demand for the creation of Orimili state out of the present Anambra state.

The Human Rights Agenda Network, HRAN, yesterday, condemned last week’s bombing of the UN House in Abuja.

Prominent traditional rulers in Nigeria including Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Emir of Zaria, Alhaji Shehu Idris and others are expected to grace the coronation of new Elekole of Ikole-Ekiti and Paramount ruler of Egbeobaland, Oba Adewumi Ajibade Fasiku, on Saturday

The Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service has arrested 17 Indians for allegedly attempting to illegally export four container loads of scrap metals through the Apapa Port in Lagos.

Samson Siasia has been informed about the bumpy pitch where Eagles will play Madagascar in a crucial Nations Cup match this weekend.Samson Siasia has been informed about the bumpy pitch where Eagles will play Madagascar in a crucial Nations Cup match this weekend.

GOVERNOR Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, yesterday, urged Nigerians to use the occasion of the Eid-el-Fitri to rededicate themselves to values and virtues that would promote love, tolerance, brotherhood and unity among all groups in the country.