AHead of the forthcoming national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) political interest groups in Bauchi State are raising their stakes on the major opportunities available to the zone. Already the position of national chairman which is zoned to the Northeast to which Bauchi belongs, has aroused interest among political stakeholders from the state.

MAKURDI—Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, has vowed to check and prosecute police officers who perpetrate “organised corruption” and other forms of illegalities .

Former chairman of Wema Bank Plc, Alhaji Olapade Mohammed and a director in AKS Steel Nigeria Limited, Sanni Mohammed, have asked a Federal High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, to stay proceedings in the charge against them by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

HOLD am!” I’m sure you know what that means. You may also have heard children at play, spoofing police officers at checkpoints: “Park well, my friend. Show me your particulars!”

Hell was let loose on social network, Twitter during the week when a 14 year old kid took on Peter Okoye of the P-Square fame, lecturing him on the rules of grammar.

West Brom striker Peter Osaze Odemwingie said that the new 4-3-3 formation adopted by coach Roy Hodgson will not stop him from scoring and meeting his goal target for the season.

FREIGHT forwarders under the aegis of the National Council of Managing Director of Licensed Customs Agents, have petitioned President Goodluck Jonathan, over alleged unlawful imposition of import charges, saying “the Nigeria Customs Service had failed to comply with criteria applicable to the principle on the treatment of valuation of goods as contained in the Act.”

Suicide is giving end to life. But does a person entitled to end his own life? Did Allah, who granted him the life and flesh give him permission to destroy his life by committing suicide? Do you have the permission to terminate your own life let alone other’s?

One chance’, a well known dubious strategy used by criminals to dispossess unsuspecting passengers, in commercial vehicles and taxis, of their hard-earned money and other valuables in Lagos, has creeped into the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. In fact, the increase in the nefarious activities of these hoodlums is more noticeable in the suburbs of the city and it is assuming a frightening dimension.

Nigeria football federation beat a hasty retreat in its quest to hire an experienced foreign coach for the national women team, after those on its shortlist posted huge financial and personal demands.