Secretary-General of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, Honourable Tunde Popoola has applauded the dissolution of the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa as he said that the organisation of the All Africa Games would bring out the best in African athletes.

SOON after the Nigerian civil war in 1970, General Yakubu Gowon, as Nigerian Head of State, commenced a nation-wide visit of the then 12 states of the Nigerian federation. As a 10-year- old, primary five kid in Ilorin, I was very active in the scouting movement.

Environmental Health Officers Association of Nigeria, EHOAN, has called on the National Assembly to hasten the passage of the Environmental Health Control Bill before it, saying that it would enhance environmental health practice in the country.

THE long running crisis that factionalised Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State was resolved, yesterday, as former governor of old Bendel State, Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia and former Chief of General Staff, Admiral Mike Akhigbe, withdrew as patrons of the rival factions opposed to the mainstream leadership headed by Chief Dan Orbih.

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) on Tuesday said that it was waiting for the approval of Securities and Exchange (SEC) to conclude its acquisition of Finbank. Mr Kenny Aliu, FCMB Group Head, Corporate Communications, disclosed in Lagos. He said that the process was still ongoing and would be completed as soon as it received SEC’s approval.

GOVERNOR of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Malam Lamido Sanusi, Wednesday, appeared before the Senate with a plea for it to consider the request to increase the contribution of the Federal Government to the Asset Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, to N500 billion.

Life is not all about how many properties and wealth an individual has acquired. For many Christian and Muslim faithfuls, life is measured by the number of faces an individual is able to put smiles on.

Two separate accidents that claimed a total of seven lives, Wednesday, brought Abeokuta to a stand still. Of the seven victims, four were students said to be on religious retreat.

Ondo State Chapter of the Labour Party, LP, continues to consolidate ahead of next year governorship election as scores of members of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, among other political parties, at the Igbara-Oke headquarters of Ifedore Local government yesterday decamped to the ruling party.

President of the Nigeria football supporters club Rafiu Ladipo has expressed sadness over the failure of the Super Falcons to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.