PRESIDENT of Neimeth Pharmaceuticals, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, has called on Abia State Government to ensure it played politics of inclusion by recognizing and engaging Abia’s brightest and best.

Nigeria and an Indonesian consortium on Monday signed a $960 million investment deal involving the mining, oil and rubber sectors in two southern states, a government statement said.

MOBIL Producing Nigeria, MPN, operator of the NNPC/MPN Joint Venture, has, at the on-going Conference of Nigerian Association of Petroleum Exploratio-nists, NAPE, emerged 2010 best technologist of the year.

The assistant to Lars Lagerback during last year’s World Cup, Roland Andersson, has been shortlisted by the Nigeria Football Federation for the vacant technical director post.

Augustine Eguavoen has moved to explain his shock decision to resign as coach of Nigeria’s under 23 football team, the Dream Team V.

Members of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) living in Europe have condemned the sacking of non- indigenes civil servants in Abia State by Governor Theodore Ahamefule Orji, saying that it was a mockery of the unity of South East zones of the Igbo community.

EBONYI State chapter of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Monday, called on the National Assembly to mete out severe punishment on members found guilty of certificate forgery, aside from the verdict of the court on the matter.

A pressure group, Niger Delta Youth for Good Governance, NDYGG, has called on Mr. Michael Tidi to contest the chairmanship seat of Warri South Local Government Area in the forthcoming Delta State local government election, saying he is an agent of change the council needs.

Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo made his first appearance Monday before the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity, and accused France of orchestrating his arrest.

Out-of-favour Nigeria striker Ayegbeni Yakubu sent a four-goal reminder to new coach Stephen Keshi at the weekend that he is not a spent force.