The first edition of the Oando Games, Apapa Club Games will commence Saturday 19 to Friday 25 November, 2011.

Industry professionals have urged African youths to turn their attention toward deve-loping the agricultural sector so as too benefit from the undiscovered potential of the agribusiness sector.

PROFESSOR Chinua Achebe was not the first prominent Nigerian (nor the only one) to reject the now controversial National Honours.

STAKEHOLDERS in the shipping and maritime sectors have called on President Goodluck Jonathan to appoint professionals in all the departments of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, pointing out that the organization has become more political than a body of professionals.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, Friday, hinted of his plan to ban rice importation in his budget speech which he will soon present to the National Assembly.

NATIONAL Directorate of Employment, NDE, in collaboration with Masterswitch Limited, is training no fewer than 100 unemployed youths in Abuja and Lagos, towards making them self-reliance.

Female legislators in Nigeria have been charged to embark on aggressive mobilisation of women in politics in their various states ahead of the 2015 general elections.

The combined news of Joe Frazier’s death and Manny Pacquiao/Marquez III happening inside the first half of the month effectively swung the November 2011 odds the way of the professional boxing sport. It must be noted, though, that this is a period many classify as one when such other rival disciplines as soccer, tennis, basketball and golf are either on vacation or on recess.

Nigeria Under-23 coach, Austin Eguaveon is sweating over the non- release of his key players by their respective European clubs for the London 2012 Olympics African qualifying tournament in Morocco.

ANAMBRA State Government yesterday abolished task force operating at the various motor parks and markets in the state.

Mainstreet Bank, Keystone Bank and Enterprise Bank, which took over the assets of the three nationalised banks, yesterday, dismissed the court order restraining them from dealing in the assets of former Afribank, Bank PHB and Spring Bank.

Controversy has continued to trail the recent retirement after the attainment of the required years of service in accordance with the civil service rules and reappointment of the Legal Adviser and Secretary of the Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Matthew Egbadon, even before he the time of retirement.

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Cross River State, Mr. Mike Igini, has admonished Nigerians to learn to protect their rights saying that was the only way democracy can be sustained in the country.

The national President of National High School, Aba ,Abia State, Old Boys Association, Chief Anab Atulomah, said that 2011 homecoming will be used for the development of education in Aba , the South East and Nigeria in general.

A local government chairmanship aspirant in the forthcoming local council polls in Ogun State, Adekoya Sofodu, said yesterday that he would set up a revolving loan scheme to empower farmers in Remo North, if voted into office.