The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, has arrested some top officials of the West African Examination Council, WAEC, and General Certificate of Education, GCE, following their involvement in examination malpratices.

Calabar-Luck ran against three persons who allegedly attempted to sell a 10-year-old boy, Mfon Bassey, at the popular Bogobiri area in Calabar, Cross River State, as they were rounded up by officers of the State Security Service, SSS.

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said he had no regret for his proposal for a single tenure for the President and Governors which he said was for seven years apiece even as he chided critics for commenting on the issue which he said had not even been tabled before the National Assembly.

THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday alleged that it has uncovered plots by the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC to destabilize Nigeria.

The Ad Hoc Committee of the House of Representatives investigating the concessioning agreement between the Federal Ministry of Finance and Single Window Systems and Technology Ltd, SWST, on the generation of revenue for the Nigerian Customs Services yesterday heard that the company did not follow due process in reaching its agreement as no government agency involved in the agreement took part in the process leading to its signing.

CFAO Group, one of the largest automobile marketing company in Nigeria has re-affirmed its readiness to delight lovers of passengers and commercial vehicles with series of innovative and result oriented brand of vehicles at its stable at the forthcoming Abuja International Motor Fair.

Super Eagles Coach Samson Siasia yesterday predicted that the Super Eagles would defeat the Guinean National Team by a 3-0 margin when the two sides clash in Abuja next month to decide which team picks the only slot from the group for forth-coming Africa Cup of Nations to be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

Nigeria’s women sprinters swept the stakes yesterday at the All African Games here in Maputo.

Ahead of the court-ordered general meetings for the five rescued banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, shareholders have expressed willingness to approve their acquisition deals with other banks to meet up the September 30 deadline by the apex bank for their recapitalisation.

THE headline of an ordinarily innocuous story filed by Daily Sun’s correspondent, Christopher Oji, was “Lawyer Apologises for Lying Against CP”(Daily Sun, Friday September 2, 2011).

The All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) has denounced calls for the imposition of emergency rule in some parts of the country particularly Borno and Plateau states over the high level of insecurity in the areas, saying such calls are out of tune with rule of law.

DISSATISFIED with its unchallenged bombing activities in the North, Boko Haram has threatened to extend the reign of terror to southern parts of the country.

Kano- Government activities in Kano State were paralysed Monday following an indefinite strike embarked upon by workers over the payment of the new minimum wage.

African countries at the 61st session of the World Health Organisation (WHO)Regional Committee for Africa last week stalled approval of a document for $100 million (N15.2 billion) African Public Health Emergency Fund aimed at helping African countries deal with public health emergencies when the need arises.

Civil War is recognised as such because it always produces during its course more than one government while the existing but threatened state protects the sitting but also embattled government.