TO say that deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector is the rave of the moment in Nigeria will be an understatement, as analysts continue to argue back and forth on the merits and demerits of the policy.

AGainst the backdrop of vast opportunities that could be tapped from the enforcement of the compulsory insurance of public buildings which the federal government is spearheading, members of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) and the Nigerian Insurance Association (NIA) are partnering to ensure the successful enforcement of the law

Dr. Conrad Murray, the physician charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson, has been found guilty by a jury of seven men and five women in Los Angeles. Murray pleaded not guilty to the charges and faces up to four years in prison and the loss of his medical license.

Executive Committee members of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), have reacted angrily to news making the rounds that it forged a FIFA letter and therefore should be committed to prison for the offence.

THE Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State Mr. Nsima Ekere and Directors of Highways in the Federal Ministry of Works have ranked Julius Berger Nigeria Plc and Setraco Construction Company high on quality of roads as well as prompt delivery of jobs given to them.

Abductors of Parish Priest of Onitsha-Enugu Ezike in Igboeze-North, Rev Fr Chijioke Amoke, have threatened to kill him if a ransom of N10 million is not paid by Nsukka Catholic Dioceses.

A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bayelsa State, Mr. Gbalipre Tytus, has thrown his weight behind Governor Timipre Sylva’s second term bid in office.

UGHELLI-Niger Delta Youth Leaders Administrative Council, NDYLAC, Monday, hailed the nomination of Chief Solomon Ogba to represent Delta State on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

IT is time to wonder again if President Goodluck Jonathan remembers what he promised when he announced his intention to run for office in September last year. He promised to be a different President, one who would care for the poor.

The Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Dr. Ade Abolurin, has said that the outfit has commenced the necessary training of its officers towards eliminating indiscriminate killing of innocent people, through accidental discharge, as the corps begins carrying of fire arms.