Eminent people across the six Yoruba states of the Southwest gathered for the “First Pan-Yoruba Conference”, which was held at the Efunyela Hall in the premises of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Ikenne, Ogun State yesterday, to take stock and chart the way forward.

Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has appointed four manufacturing companies to supply the Point-of-sale, PoS, terminals for the ‘Cashless Lagos’ initiative, billed to commence on January 1.

A Mobile Police officer and three suspected armed robbers were yesterday killed after no fewer than 20 armed robbers invaded a first generation bank in Owo area of Ondo State.

The battle for Kaduna North Senatorial seat took over 10 hours yesterday at the Elections Petitions Tribunal in Kaduna between Senator Ahmed Makarfi, PDP, and Senator Dati Baba-Ahmed of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC.

The scene was one of horror. It evoked both empathy and sympathy. The wailing and shouting from sympathisers, passers-by, on-lookers, and volunteers reached the high heavens. Reason being that a tragedy of staggering magnitude had struck, leaving over 10 persons instantly dead and over 20 people badly injured.

Pensioners in Enugu State have called on the Head of Service of the Federation to extend the ongoing verification of pensioners to accommodate the influx of retirees in the state.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has bagged the Nigeria Union of Teachers’, NUT, Best Governor’s Award for his outstanding contribution to the development of the education sector and his commitment to the welfare of teachers.

THE new Governing Council of Ugborodo Community Trust has appealed to the Federal and Delta State governments to complete the developmental projects earmarked for the Ugboro-do community in Warri South-West Local Govern-ment Area of the state.

A colloquium on building bridges among the country’s political parties last Wednesday was a revealing description of the rot among the political class. How they build on the home truth would define their relevance in the polity.

A Nigerian Company, Silon Concepts Limited, has instituted a N500million suit against Airtel Nigeria, one of the major telecommunication companies in the country before a Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere, over alleged breach of contract.