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.

Statistician General of the Federation, Dr Yemi Kale, has said the nation’s economy has continued to grow strongly while many of the countries we need to jump to be among the top economies in the world by Gross Domestic Product, GDP, by 2020 continued to grow slower than predicted.