LAGOS-It was another sad moment for Nigeria and science, Monday, when the 2011 Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG $100,000 prize money for Science and Literature could not be won by any of the 25 entries submitted by researchers.

The Federal Government has set machinery in motion to offset arrears of benefits totalling N27.9 billion owed over 10,000 families of slain police officers who lost their lives to robbers, riots, and other forms of vendetta by criminals in the country since 2004 in its Group Life Assurance Scheme.

PARIS-SPECIAL Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Chairman, Post-Amnesty Committee, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, arrived in Europe, weekend, to seek international partnership for the post-amnesty programme.

The serene coastal Tereke community in the Nembe Local Government Area was still reveling in the 15th anniversary of the creation of Bayelsa State, the only homogenous Ijaw speaking state in the Nigerian federation, when a loud explosion sent a wave of panic among the natives.

The Vice President, Arc. Namadi Sambo will lead other dignitaries from the public and private sectors to declare the 13th edition of the Abuja International Motor Fair open. About 50 companies are expected to participate at this year’s motor show schedule t hold from October 12 to 21, 2011.

The Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria, HERFON, has declared diabetes as the top cause of deaths arising from non-communicable diseases, NCDs, in 2015.

Total Group, comprising the Total Upstream and the downstream arm, Total Nigeria Plc have donated a comprehensive set of High Tech Screening Machines to ST. Luke’s Hospital Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

THE Volkswagen Passat has unique attributes that stands it out among other sedans in its class. Wholly redesigned to detail, the all new Passat combines distinguishing attributes including elegant styling, more sporting driving character and an inviting interior that is yet unmatched among competing brands.

HE may go the way of the national publicity secretary of CPC, Mr. Rotimi Fasakin, who has been summoned by the court to prove alleged statement he made against the judiciary recently. Aguiyi alleged that Igbeke approached the court with fabricated certified through copy of the primary result to get a favourable judgment.

Just like the saying,life is not measured by the wealth an individual has acquired but the number of lives touched, unfortunately, the reverse appears the case today. Many people in Nigeria today have all it takes to make someone smile but the question is, how many are doing that today? Experts say smiling at someone else can cause physiological changes within the bodies.

FORMER Acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Pas-tor Power Aginighan, weekend, urged the Federal Government, particularly the Niger Delta states to immortalise the late Senator Fred Brume.

BENIN-EMBATTLED Chairman of the Edo State Task Force on Illegal Structures, Street Trading and Traffic Obstruction, Major Lawrence Loye (rtd), Monday, resigned from the service of the state government, citing what he described as the “inhuman treatment” meted out to him by Governor Adams Oshiomhole as reason for his action.

DO you have a house cleaning schedule to guide you in your house cleaning? If you don’t have one, there is the need to have one. This is because the amount of house cleaning you do depends on how much time you have to clean. Do you have a lot of house cleaning tasks and not enough time to do them? If that is the case, there is the possibility your home is not as clean as you want it to be.

To sustain peaceful mining activities across solid mineral bearing communities all over the country, the Federal Government has advised mining companies to live up to their social responsibilities.