THERE exists an issue I had wanted to write about for long which other matters kept pushing to the back. I hope readers of this column will remember that about mid-September, the Federal Executive Council, among others, approved contracts for the provision of Information technology in 387 schools across the country.

The Nigeria Olympic team are due back in the country from a training camp in Ghana today, team officials have disclosed.

India-based anti-virus and content security company, MicroWorld, has decided to consolidate on its presence in Nigeria’s fast growing IT market with solutions to kit homes and corporate enterprises against computer security threat.

I personally prefer to eat pawpaw when it is fairly ripe and crunchy, though its antioxidant content is higher when fully ripened and soft. Pawpaw, also known as papaya may be very helpful for the prevention of atherosclerosis and diabetic heart disease due to the fact that they are an excellent source of vitamin C, vitamin E and vitamin A, through its concentration of pro-vitamin A carotenoid phytonutrients.

THE drums are already echoing messages of what to expect in next year July elections in Edo state the Heart Beat of the Nation.

As Dr Jimson Olufuye bows out as the President of the Information Technology (Industry) Association of Nigeria (ITAN) by end of this month at its annual general meeting slated in Abuja, after four years of meritorious service to the country’s IT industry, the search for a new president would have begun.

The minister of information and communication technology, Mrs. Mobola Johnson has underscored the importance of technology in the growth of small and medium scale industries.

Activities in Mbaitoli local council area headquarters, Nwaorieubi, were ground yesterday as aggrieved physically challenged persons barricaded the gate.

Governor Umaru Almakura of Nasarawa State, Tuesday, taught Social Studies to JSS 3 students of Government Science Secondary School, Lafia, to mark his 58th birthday.

Elders and leaders of Ugborodo community in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta state, weekend, dethroned their community head (Eghare-Aja), Pa. Wellington Ojogor and installed Pa. Pender Nene as the new Eghare-Aja at Ode- Ugborodo, its ancestral home.

SURFACE-to-air missiles could be used to protect the skies over London during the Olympics, it was revealed Tuesday.

The Kanu Heart Foundation (KHF) has announced plans to establish a Cardiac Centre for the treatment of heart diseases in the country.

Nigeria has evacuated from Mali 104 of its citizens, mostly women, either made to work as “sexual slaves” or suspected of involvement in human trafficking, officials said on Tuesday.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Reginald Chika Stanley as the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency, PPPRA.

Former Nigeria U20 and Olympic international winger Sone Aluko has begun a week-long trials at Glasgow Rangers.