CRISIS rocking the Anambra State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, spilled over to the special national convention where supporters of the Chairman, Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Senator Andy Uba, his brother and a chieftain of the party, Chief Chris Uba, and those of the party’s candidate in the state’s forthcoming gubernatorial poll, Tony Nwoye, engaged in a free-for-all. Eagle Square, venue of the convention, was literally turned into a boxing arena where the Anambra delegates threw decorum to the dogs and engaged in boxing before other delegates.

After almost 10 years of struggling to privatise Nigeria’s power sector, the plan finally sailed through almost a fortnight ago, when the Federal Government’s National Council on Privatisation, NCP, blew the final whistle for preferred bidders to pay up and take possession of their assets. In this piece, Sebastine Obasi, assesses the level of preparations by the investors and the incumbent management of these 15 Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, successor entities to change ownership and leadership.

Art has been described as a goldmine as well as the best alternative to oil as far as revenue generation , job creation etc, are concerned in Nigeria. In fact, Art has made Nigeria a significant country in the world culture map as a major contributor to the development of world civilisation. But despite these laudable goals, the sector is still faced with many problems which need to be addressed by the various actors in the industry. And for art to overcome some of these challenges, there is the urgent need for the establishment of a foundation for the arts by the federal government run by a Board of Trustees with professional integrity and ethics where all the various sectors of the arts have a clearly defined fund to draw from.

176 persons were, yesterday, convicted by special courts set up by Edo State government to prosecute those violating the monthly environmental sanitation exercise.

A group, Anambra Reality Group, ARG, has said it is ready to play a pivotal role in issues relating to the emergence of who governs Anambra State come 2014 and beyond as well as mounting positive pressures to ensure effective performance at all times.

Chairman of the Referees Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Suleiman Muazu has dismissed allegations that Nigerian referees were the most corrupt officials in Nigerian football.

Nigerian junior athletes yesterday painted a rosy future at the African Championships, with spectacular performances leaving an impression that the dark days of Nigerian track and field are numbered.

Akwa Ibom State is increasingly becoming a theatre of vibrant politics. Indications are rife that by 2015 when contests for political offices gets on full stream, Uyo may be next, after Abuja, where massive attention would turn, given the current scenarios playing out in the state.

To be honest, I think we failed (William Folorunsho) Kumuyi when he was so serious about Bible Study—Primate Joseph Abiodun Adetilo-ye (1929-2012)

Some three years ago, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, headed then by Mrs Farida Waziri, became the second home of bank chief executives. A similar scenario may soon unfold if the House Committee on Finance of the House of Representatives findings on how banks allegedly defraud the Federal Government through falsification of tax papers, improper tax remittances and, in some cases, outright non-payment of taxes is anything to go by.