Last week, Lagosians woke up to the news that another market had been destroyed by fire. And this time, it was the Ifelodun Plank Market in Ketu area of Lagos State. By the time the fire died down, over 300 shops filled with building materials were gone.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, yesterday, terminated two leases granted Bi-Courtney Limited at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja for the development and management of a four-star hotel and conference centre, respectively.

Athletics Federation of Nigeria officials have decried the seeming lukewarm attitude of the National Sports Commission towards preparation of Nigerian athletes for the maiden Africa Youth Athletics Championships billed to start March 27 in Warri, Delta State.

Tension heightened at the university town of Nsukka, yesterday, as youths in the area threatened to sue the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over the gruesome murder of Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Chinwike Asadu, at his Amorji-Nike residence in Enugu.

The sharp disagreement between the Presidency and National Assembly, NASS, over the 2013 Budget re-echoed yesterday with the arrival of the long-awaited letter from President Goodluck Jonathan requesting the lawmakers to reverse themselves on some key areas in the fiscal document.

BENIN CITY — CIVIL Society Organisations in Edo State, CONGOS, has called on the Police Service Commission, PSC, to probe the investigation carried out by Nigerian Police Force, headed by Mr. Peter Gana into the May 4, 2012 killing of the Principal Private Secretary, PPS, to the Edo State Governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, Mr. Olaitan Oyerinde.

After a year or so of lethargy even his enemies agreed that Governor Abiola Ajimobi is now making progress in the governance of Oyo State. But along with success in the workplace, the governor is also being entangled on the political field.

…As Hope rises for sickle cell patients
Dr. Godwin Bazuaye is a consultant dermatologist and specialist in bone marrow transplants. He graduated from the University of Benin and trained in the same school. He later went to Swizerland for sub-specialization in bone marrow transplantation. Currently, he is head of Human Dermatology and Co-ordinator of Stem Cell Transplant Unit at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH.

Corporate organizations and employers who have until now looked aside on issues concerning the wellbeing of their employees in the workplace could now be liable under an innovative legislative proposal from Senator Pius Ewherido.

In his reaction to the bomb blast, UK Foreign Office Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds condemned the attack and reiterated UK commitment to support efforts to counter terrorism.