EBONYI State command of the State Security Service, SSS, weekend, foiled a plot by some party supporters to destabilize proceedings at the Governorship Petition Tribunal sitting in Abakaliki.

A bullish trend was recorded in trading in the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, last week, as the value of listed equities represented by the market capitalisation appreciated by N54.37 billion

Enugu State House of Assembly has asked road contractors in the state, whose completed projects collapsed few months after execution, to return to site and effect repairs on the affected roads within one month or risk being blacklisted.

The Central Bank of Nigeria has been unusually silent on the widening gap between the official exchange and the Bureau de Change (BDC) rates of the naira to the dollar.

Samson Siasia was in a dilemma before the failure against Guinea Saturday. He did not want to field Mikel Obi because of the attitude of the Chelsea player. Obi was late to camp and his reason for not beating the deadline to report to camp appeared more offending.

Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria, ICEN, has urged the Federal Government to intervene in the on-going crisis at the Delta Steel Company, DSC, where some Indians are on hunger strike over non-payment of their salaries and other entitlements in the last three months.

Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo was left deflated after ill-informed team officials misled the Super Eagles during the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea on Saturday.

But for his position as a foremost traditional ruler in Nigeria, Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar of Sokoto, mni, CFR, (he is the President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs [NSCIA]) could as well just pass for an intellectual – without prejudice to his military background.

Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, weekend, said it had appointed a consortium of three companies to implement the proposed number portability services which will allow Nigerian phone users move from one network to another without losing their numbers.

BARRING last minute hitches, three former Governors, Alao Akala (Oyo State), Gbenga Daniel (Ogun) and Aliyu Akwe-Doma (Nasarawa) will today appear before a Federal High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to answer to criminal charges that will be preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

As part of Federal Government’s transformational agenda of the aviation industry, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, has said communication equipment for the new Aminu Kano Airport Tower were now on site and ready for immediate installation to boost air safety.

Diamond Bank Plc has granted interest-free loans worth about N10 million to five micro, small and medium scale enterprises, MSMEs in Nigeria.

Mere mention of Cod fish,popularly known as stock fish in this part of the world brings good memories in the minds of those who could no longer afford it. Cod fish is one of the exotic food items commonly sold in major markets across the country.

Imo State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Lady Chioma Ogoke, has been kidnapped by hoodlums in Owerri.

Ogoke was said to have stopped near a popular restaurant in Ikenegbu Layout to buy recharge card when she was accosted by the gun-wielding hoodlums and taken away.