The deep animosity andrivalry between the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, came to a head last Friday when an Appeal Court ruling in favor of the ruling PDP and consequent celebration of the verdict by supporters of the party in Makurdi, went bloody leaving several persons with serious injuries while cars and trucks were burnt.

A pastor of an American-based Westside Presbyterian Church and president of Beautiful Handicap Centre based in Plateau State, Dr. Ronald Rice has donated 50 wheelchairs to Jigawa State Government in an effort to bring succour to physically challenged persons in the state, just as he declared the state as the only disabled friendly state in the country.

ADO-EKITI-CRISIS has engulfed organised labour in Ekiti State as the state chairman of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Comrade Kolawole Olaiya, has accused the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in the state of insincerity over workers’ welfare.

ABAKALIKI-Ebonyi State Chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Tuesday, called on Governor Martin Elechi to resign in view of his failure to implement the new Minimum Wage Act despite the fact that the state has the lowest statistics of workers in the South- East geopolitical zone.

TWENTY-Seven year old Gift Azubuike and Samson Oduwole, a three hundred level Micro Biology student of University of Lagos were going on their usual business, until about 2 pm last Monday, when their names were called as N10million winners in the ongoing MTN customer reward programme.

The Android Developer Challenge for Sub-Saharan Africa, an online competition has taken place, with Team Nigeria coming out in the top three.

AKURE- GOVERNOR Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has approved the construction of a law resource centre expected to gulp over N100 million.

IBADAN-THE highest traditional council in Ibadanland, Olubadan-in-council has described as total falsehood the claim by an aide to the immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala that he was stripped of his chieftaincy title because he refused to sign an undertaking to stay away from politics.

BENIN-Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, Tuesday, reiterated his administration’s determination to demolish houses built on the moat in the state, stressing that it was the only way to avert flooding in the state.

AKURE-A fake Army Colonel, identified as Akobundu Nwankwo, said to be a specialist in threatening notable individuals and members of their family with kidnap has been arrested for allegedly duping a serving Commissioner (names withheld) in Ondo State.

AWKA-MORE than 2,000 newly recruited teachers in Anambra State Tuesday marched through the streets of Awka to condemn the on-going strike embarked upon by workers in the state.

Therefore, our national development roadmap should be strategically focused on a mission to preparing Nigerian for the 21st Century Knowledge Olympiad as a prerequisite for the participating in the Information Society.(IS).That should be the central vision of our national transformation agenda, if we must resolve the unspoken complex conflict in Nigeria such as keeping more than 30million slaves (of the underestimated 150 million) as house-helps, street hawkers, mai-guards and R-Fundamentalism -which are thankless labourers to the “Okada and Pure Water Economy!”

Chairman, Enyimba FC of Aba, Felix Anyansi Agwu says the dream of the club is to represent the continent in the FIFA World Club Cup competition.

CAF have signed a centralised TV and marketing rights contract worth “a minimum of $23-million (R175-million)” with SportFive for the qualifying games of the 2014 Fifa World Cup.

Libya’s former rebel leaders basked in praise Tuesday at the United Nations while fugitive strongman Moamer Kadhafi issued an audio message calling the new government a “charade.”