The first fashion and textile industry stakeholders’ forum is coming up next month in Lagos.

Nigerian Navy has arrested two persons suspected to be involved in illegal bunkering in Calabar creeks.

A chieftain of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Jibril Aminu, weekend, stated that Nigeria’s current socio-political and economic challenges are traceable to the absence of discipline and internal democratic culture within the ranks and files of the party.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, recently fixed Saturday, July 14, 2012 for the governorship election in Edo state.

Three weeks ago, friends and well-wishers gathered in a restaurant in Surulere area of Lagos to celebrate the 24th birthday of their friend, Yusuf Olawale Balogun. A week later, the celebrant’s life was cut short, following a bullet from a private guard.

The Court of Appeal sitting in Makurdi, weekend, rejected the ruling of the Benue State Legislative Houses’ Election Petitions Tribunal which upheld the election of Mr. Hassan Saleh of PDP, representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, directing that a new panel be set up to hear the case afresh on its merit.

IT was a case of everyday for the thief, then comes a day of reckoning. There are many who specialise in vandalising Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, transformers and stealing cables there. Their criminal exploits in this regard have over time afforded them the opportunity of becoming instant millionaires.

The Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr. Samuel Ukura, has clarified reports in the media concerning the non-submission of audited accounts by some government agencies, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, among others, to his office.

Chairman of Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP, Alhaji Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa, weekend, attacked President Goodluck Jonathan over his support and approval of decisions taken by ECOWAS leaders at their last summit in Abuja, including removal of Nigeria’s slot as Commissioner in charge of finance and administration.

ANAMBRA State Government has spent N23.3 billion on payment of arrears of pensions and gratuities of retired local government workers in the state.

The people of Nkwelle Ezunaka in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State have faulted the statement by the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe that the controversial Trans Nkisi layout in the area belongs to Onitsha.

We bring to you, an exclusive minute by minute account of the Super Falcons ouster in Yaounde, by an eye witness.

A Lagos-based non-governmental organisation coordinated by an alumnus of University of Jos has donated relief materials to the institution in aid of victims of the Jos crises.

The adage, teach a man to fish and he will feed himself forever re- enacted itself in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital when MTN Communications in its on-going 10thyear anniversary reward scheme tagged: N1 billion mega reward, empowered 10 more persons in its second reward scheme.

Delta State High Court sitting in Ughelli has vacated the injunction restraining Mr. Efa Igberedjor, the Otota (spokesman) of Uwheru Kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state, from installing Mr. Agovwe Ofugbeya as the Odion (King) of the kingdom.