RENOWNED luxury car maker, Jaguar has added two more forced-induction petrol engines to its range for 2013. The two new powerplants, 3.0-litre V6 250KW supercharged petrol and four cylinder 2.0 litre 177KW turbocharged petrol joined Jaguar’s existing engine range comprising 5.0 V8 supercharged 375KW, 2.2 litre (turbo diesel) 140KW, 3.0 litre V6 Td (twin turbo diesel) 202KW.

THE police in Enugu, yesterday, announced the rescue of a 79-year-old woman, Mrs. Theresa Udeji, who was allegedly kidnapped since December 13.

It was supposed to be the highpoint so far, in the move to amend the existing constitution, but intrigues and conspiracy theories combine to stymie the elaborate presentation of the report of the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Constitution Review.

POLICE in Rivers State have smashed a syndicate that specialises in diverting transformers released by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC for installations in communities to the market.

The eldest son of Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, Aminu Lamido, has been remanded in prison custody until today following his arraignment, yesterday, at a Federal High Court in Kano on money laundering charges.

ABUJA—Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator Bala Mohammad, has justified the reason his administration was constructing the N4 billion African First Ladies Peace Mission, AFLPM, building, as contained in the 2013 budget of the FCT Administration.

THE morbid fear and dread of the word ‘cancer’ has been identified as a major causative factor in the general denial attitude of Nigerians towards cancer diagnosis and consequent refusal to embrace routine cancer screening and care.

Built environment professionals and stakeholders who have been tinkering with ways of reducing construction costs, last week, x-rayed the potentials of the dry construction method. The setting was a one-day summit with the theme Bridging the 16 million National Housing Deficit: The Dry Construction Solution organised by Redwood Consulting in partnership with Messrs Nigerite Limited.

…To alleviate pains of cancer patients
Worried about the excruciating pains experienced by cancer patients, Federal Government has announced plans to commence production of liquid morphine at the Federal Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Yaba Lagos.

The process of being transformed into an emerging modern city is in top gear in Orlu, a hitherto forgotten town in Imo state. The urgency attached to the execution of the infrastructural projects in this town is most attractive. A visit to the city today will reveal construction of both highway and street roads, Orlu Garden Park and the Orlu City Gate.

LAST week, Nigerians were outraged. Mr. John YakubuYusufu, one of the eight civil servants accused of stealing N40 billion, note; not N40 million, from the Nigeria Police Pension Fund, got a limp tap on the wrist.

SPEAKER of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Ike Ekweremadu yesterday that Mali’s progress to the Semi Final at a time of crisis in their land in the ongoing African Cup of Nations in South Africa was particularly symbolic for the country and the West African sub region.

Improper record keeping and undue discrepancies in the book keeping of government agencies were made manifest in the latest report of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI.

THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has restated its commitment to reducing the country’s unbanked population by 20 per cent before year 2020. The move is part of the apex bank’s financial inclusion strategy aimed at ensuring greater participation in the nation’s financial sector.

THE Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Ondo State, yesterday, dismissed the petitions filed by the Accord Party’s candidate, James Ojo, Congress for Progressive Change, CPC’ s candidate, Olusoji Ehinlanwo and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against the election of Governor Olusegun Mimiko, in the last year October 20 governorship election.