Akamkpa community in Cross River State has decried the deplorable state of the abandoned Akamkpa-Nsan-Oban road, which links Nigeria and Cameroon, and called on the member representing Biase/Akamkpa Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr Daniel Asuquo, to lobby those concerned to ensure that contract on the road was re-arwarded.

The muscle-flexing between Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, and British Airways continued yesterday, as the airline claimed not to have committed any offence, even as the regulatory agency insisted it must protect the interest of Nigerians against price fixing.

Vanguard Media Limited, publishers of Vanguard Newspapers, has broken new grounds again as the Vanguard Media Christian Fellowship announced, yesterday, that National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has agreed to minister at its annual thanksgiving service.

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, warned the Federal Government of the possibility of having what he called “Arab spring” experience in Nigeria if the rate of “unemployment,” is not checked.

UNIVERSITY lecturers in Nigeria, through the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, have created for themselves an image of group whose sole interest is strikes. ASUU has started another strike, which it says would be “total and comprehensive.”

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday, raised an alarm, alleging that Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has perfected plans to rig the July 14, 2012 governorship election in the state.

The Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, yesterday, said it had helped the Federal Government to save, at least, N218 billion since January 2010 to March 2011, noting that contracts should be awarded at the right cost and to the best bidder.

NORTHERN leaders, yesterday, met in Kaduna to seek solution to the crises of confidence among the various tribes in the zone, even as some notable traditional rulers in the North Central area and Middle Belt were conspicuously absent.

Anglo Dutch Shell said operating costs are not as high as being touted, but rather tied to prevailing circumstances.

THE 20,000 young men and women gathered at the Liberty Stadium, Ibadan this last Thursday bubbled with enthusiasm. Not even the scorching morning heat of the sun could dampen the eagerness with which they rushed to pass through the security check into the stadium.