TWO top government officials in the cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan have been fingered in a desperate attempt to corner N15 billion unspent pension fund lodged in several commercial banks.

Nsukka —The Nsukka Elders in Enugu State, Thursday, frowned at the sudden emergence of the Deputy Senate President, DSP, Chief Ike Ekweremadu’s posters for the 2015 governorship race, saying, it was the turn of Nsukka to produce the next governor of the state.

Speaker,House of Representatives Aminu Tambuwal yesterday sacked the suspended Chairman of the House Adhoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy Regime, Farouk Lawan, from the position of Chairman, House Committee on Education.

NATIONAL Industrial Court, Lagos Division, yesterday, restrained the management of Aero Contractors Airlines from sacking any of its striking workers.

Crucify him, but release Barrabas to us!” the Jews screamed, and Pontius Pilate was shocked to his toes. He had assumed that the Jews would want Jesus instead, him being blameless and all, instead of a robber who had terrorized the entire city.

Seattle Sounders striker, Obafemi Martins was impressive in Thursday morning’s training session of the Nigerian national team as the African champions intensified preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kenya.

All the preferred bidders for the 15 Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, successor companies have met the deadline for the payment of the mandatory 25 percent of the offer value, the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE has confirmed.

SOCIETY of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria said, yesterday, that no fewer than 11,600 maternal deaths were recorded in Nigeria in the last three months, adding that 45 cases were recorded daily.

Methodist Church of Nigeria has faulted the state pardon granted former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha and others, saying “it is not too late for the authorities to reverse some of their decisions in this regard.”

No fewer than 18 teenagers in two public secondary schools in Ogun State have been arrested by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for cultism and breach of peace.

Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has released a new interconnect rate that would guide telecom operators in the country on terminating calls for one another.

Deepak Kuntawala, founder of international trading and finance company, DVK, has emerged the Global Entrepreneur of the Year at the Indus Entrepreneur (TiE) UK Awards 2013.

The global software giant, Microsoft has announced the availability of Office 2013 in Nigeria, the next iteration of the company’s flagship Office product line for consumers.

PRESIDENT Jonathan has attracted near-universal condemnation, both in Nigeria and internationally, for pardoning Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, the former Governor of Bayelsa State, under whom he once served as a Deputy.

Located in the southeast part of Africa, Malawi is rarely known for its night life, clubbing and staging of musical concerts. But last weekend, the story was different as the country erupted into a frenzy of excitement following the presence of Nigeria’s pop duo, Psquare who stormed there to thrill their fans.