ON a recent transatlantic flight a commotion started two seats ahead of mine. The famous American gentleman I’d greeted on boarding had developed a sudden medical emergency. The desert trolley was rushed away and a crowd surrounded his seat. With calm trepidation, I left my seat to offer assistance.

BENIN—A Chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, Mr. Godwin Erhahon, Tuesday, alleged plots by people he described as “desperate” governorship aspirants in the state to cause division in the new party.

The National Information Technology Agency, NITDA has again restated its commitment to promote and optimize the qualitative production capacity of the nation’s indigenous Original Equipment Manufacturers, OEMs.

High speed broadband internet and data services provider, Swift Networks, has announced that 500 volunteers will test-drive its brand new Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in preparation for its launch in Lagos.

Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State, yesterday, commenced a legal action against the Speaker and members of the State House of Assembly for refusing to allow him resume duties as governor after his return from medical treatment abroad.

UGHELLI—NATIONAL Coordinator of Campaign for Good Governance, Prince Obaro Unuafe, yesterday said the spate of criticisms over President Goodluck Jonathan’s policies were subjective, appealing to Nigerians to allow the President to carry out his transformational agenda.

THERE are very practical but undesirable consequences to the terrible situation in our universities. The wrong people, staff and students, find their way into our universities, the very space in which we expect to train and provide leadership for the country’s quest for scientific and cultural rebirth and development.

ABEOKUTA — A major crack has occurred in the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State as the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, dissociated itself from the planned protest in Abuja today against the party’s guidelines for the state harmonisation committee of the party.

One of the leading Pan-African Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Company, Computer Warehouse Group, recently graduated another set of students from the Sales Academy in Lagos.

Bauchi—The Bauchi State House of Assembly has asked the state government to blacklist China Zhangou and Sino Rich Field construction companies for allegedly failing to execute projects given to them in the state as specified.

One of the leading digital home appliances, Samsung Electronics West Africa has introduced into the Nigerian market the Bottom Mounted Freezer refrigerator .

THERE was a mild drama at the premises of an Abakaliki Magistrate court, Ebonyi State, as operatives of Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, Ebonyi State Command, numbering over 20, besieged the court to re-arrest the Vice Chairman of Ikwo Local Government Area, Mr Sunday Ota and Sunday Nwaokpokwu.

ABIA State governor, Chief Theodore Orji, yesterday, declared that the crisis rocking the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would not disintegrate Nigeria, describing it as normal politicking ahead of election year.

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has called on the Federal Government to create office of Surgeon-General to determine fitness of public officers rendered incapacitated either by ill-health or accidents.

The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, yesterday, advanced reasons for its silence over the lingering political feud between Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and the President Goodluck Jonathan, saying that the feud was a distraction from the sufferings of the Ijaw ethnic settlements in the state.