Despite his team’s convincing 2 – 0 win over visiting Raja Club Athletic of Morocco in Match Day 3 of the Orange CAF Championship league at Aba, Enyimba Chairman Felix Anyansi Agwu has expressed disappointment over Enyimba’s below average performance especially in the second half of the game.

SHELL Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, yesterday, denied the allegation by Delta State Board of Internal Revenue, DBIR, Warri, Delta State, that it (Shell) was holding back tax remittances to the board.

Minister of Works, Mr. Mike Onolememen, has said the Federal Government will link ‘’the six geo-political zones in the country with dual-carriageways to promote economic development in the country.’’

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday deregistered seven political parties in the country. This was disclosed at a press briefing addressed by the Chairman of the Commission Prof. Attahiru Jega in Abuja.

Six people including four policemen and two civilians were on Monday killed in Tambuwal town, headquarters of Tambuwal Local Government of Sokoto State by suspected armed robbers said to be on a mission to rescue a member of their gang, who was in detention at the Divisional Police Headquarters in the area.

WORKERS in Enugu State, yesterday, staged a peaceful protest following the disagreement between organised labour and the state government over the partial implementation of the N18,000 minimum wage.

The National Sports Commission (NSC) has struck a deal with Air Nigeria to airlift the Nigerian contingent to the 10th All Africa Games in Maputo which begins on September 3. The Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, was signed between the airline management and the NSC recently.

THE Ogun State Government has warned the newly approved Accredited Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria, AMORAN, not to engage in undue crisis with the sister body, Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria, ACOMORAN.

Osun State Executive Council, yesterday approved a N480 million contract for the emergency work on Ede Water Works to boost water supply in the state.

THERE is no gainsaying the fact that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and its twin organisation, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) are very relevant in any equation relating to politics and economy in Nigeria. In fact, many government policies would not have been properly articulated if the reactions of the labour unions on issues are not factored in.