EVERY Nigerian child along with other children in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India (the PAIN countries) as well as children across the globe will now have equal access to a polio-free life as Football Club Barcelona Foundation

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, who is standing trial for alleged murder of late Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, wife of Chief M.KO Abiola, yesterday at a Lagos High Court, made further startling revelations in continuation of his assertions that some South West leaders were given money by the General Abdulsalami Abubakar administration to appease them on the death of Chief Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.

After over a year of dilly-dallying, Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State yesterday obeyed judgment of the State Local Government Petitions Appeal Tribunal declaring the candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Mohammed Zakari as the duly elected Chairman for Wase Local Government Area.

Many stakeholders in the nation’s mining and minerals sector have expressed concern that Nigeria has not been able to take advantage of its vast mineral resources, showing a clear unpreparedness to stake its claim in the rush by international investors for the natural wealth of countries, especially as witnessed in neigbouring African countries.

AFTER a day off in what feelers said was to enable the government team meet President Goosdluck Jonathan to brief him on negotiations between government and organised labour over the implementation of new minimum wage, talks will resume today.

Prior to the riveting exchange of brickbats between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his deputy, Atiku Abubakar which lasted for most of their second tenure, not many Nigerians knew about the existence of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, PTDF

The police yesterday reacted to the violent death of a retired Army Colonel, Francis Ogbeyi and his wife, Stella at his Sabon Tasha-bypass residence in Kaduna, Sunday. Ogbeyi, 55, was a native of Okpokwu in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State.

Port Harcourt – THE Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, plans to establish a state-of-the-art dialysis centre with special bed dedicated for HIV and Hepatitis B patients in the Niger Delta.

“The on-going efforts of the Federal Government to rehabilitate former militants in the Niger Delta are commendable and all hands must be on deck to ensure that the efforts of the government in this regard are not in vain”.

Many stakeholders in the nation’s mining and minerals sector have expressed concern that Nigeria has not been able to take advantage of its vast mineral resources, showing a clear unpreparedness to stake its claim in the rush by international investors for the natural wealth of countries, especially as witnessed in neigbouring African countries.

Members of Ibusa Traditional Council have lauded the successful take off of operations at the Asaba International Airport, and urged the state government to rename it Dennis Osadebe International Airport.

ABUJA — The Malaysian Government has promised a transfer of technology into the country with a view to facilitating the space and the completion of her ongoing $600 million housing estate project in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.

PEDDLERS of fake insurance policies and certificates in the country have come under the search light of the National Insurance Commission, NAICOM’s task force who posed as hapless customers in Abuja, apprehending some companies in the process.

THE need for increased awareness on the menace of cardiovascular disoders was on centerstage last week in Lagos during the 4th Annual Cardiovascular Summit organised by Pfizer, the world’s largest pharmaceutical company.

In a brief, internal celebration today, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) marked its 1,000,000th Alabama-built Sonata – a 2012 limited edition 2.0 turbo with a radiant silver paint finish.