Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp) Plc has recorded a total income of N857 million in its first quarter financial performance ended March 31, 2012, representing a growth of 64 per cent from N664 million recorded in the corresponding period of 2011.

The Chief Executive Officer of Fiki Marine, a subsidiary of Fiki Bal International , Mr. Taofiki Balogun, has berated the rate at which Chinese are coming to the Nigerian waters to fish at the expense of Nigerians, urging Nigerian government to explore its potential to the fullest for the benefit of the economy and its citizenry.

Dr Awoteinm George, the chairman of Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON), Rivers chapter, has decried the low level of fish production in the country.

A financial expert and investment analyst, Mr Bismark Rewane, has expressed optimism that the current rally in the equity segment of the stock market will be sustained. Bismark who made the assertion in his bi-monthly review of the economy, said that strong macroeconomic fundamentals and attractive valuations favour the surge.

AWKA – Expelled members of Anambra State branch of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, have said in Awka that their purported expulsion from the party was illegal as those who claimed to have sacked them have no authority to act on behalf of the party.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has published the first all-Africa report on household spending patterns across the continent.

Against the backdrop of the resolution of the 19 northern governors not to support any presidential candidate from the southern part of the country in 2015 election, elder statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark declared, yesterday, that President Goodluck Jonathan will contest the 2015 presidential election because former Presidents of the country contested for second term in office.

Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State, yesterday, described the attempt by some Muslims to compel non-Muslims to change their religions as unIslamic, saying even Prophet Mohammed related with the Jews of the city of Madinah and the Christian delegation of Najran.

One of Nigeria’s most versatile entertainers, Julius Agwu is ready to launch his TV show which he calls Jokes Apart. The show which is currently in its final editing stages, we scooped will soon hit the airwaves.

ABUJA—As part of activities marking the 2012 Children’s Day celebration, Nigerian Children Parliament sat, yesterday, demanding an end to the spate of killings in the North, describing the rising insecurity in the region as a threat to their future.

President-General of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club, Dr. Rafiu Ladipo, is a man who has dedicated his life to supporting football in Nigeria. In this interview, he shares the touching story of how his support for football nearly sent him to his early grave,amongst other issued raised by our reporter.

Following her recent appointment as one of the members of Advisory Board of the Copy Right Society of Nigeria(COSON), embattled Onyeka Onwenu (MFR), has come out to reject appointment.

Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has blamed the problem of insecurity in the country on bad leadership, injustice, mismanagement of national resources and deceits by the government.

Nigeria’s Sports Minister and Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Malam Bolaji Abdullahi performed his first official function as substantive sports minister yesterday when he declared open the Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Olympic Committee at the Le Meridien Hotel and Golf Resort in Uyo, Akwa Ibom.

The Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC) has hailed the confirmation of Malam Bolaji Abdullahi as the substantive Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Committee.