THE lingering rift between the management of Nigeria Petroleum Development Company, NPDC and workers of its contractors in OML30, over delay in the payment of salaries, has worsened as the workers are threatening to down tools.

Nigeria’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dr. Umunna Orjiakor, yesterday, insisted that Nigeria does not owe Western countries any apology over her position on same sex marriage and death penalty, as it was within the rights of the country as a sovereign nation to follow what its people want.

Engineer Afolabi Yunus served as Commissioner for Works in Kwara state between 2003 and 2007 and was a key associate of the deceased strongman of Kwara politics, Senator Olusola Saraki. In this interview he responds to issues arising from the factionalisation of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and its effects in Kwara State. Excerpts:

THE Achalla community in Anambra State wore a new look recently, when eminent people from across the eastern states thronged the Awka North Local Government headquarters to celebrate this year’s Iwa-Ji, New Yam Festival.

IN order to shine the spotlight on the transformative power of girl-child education across Africa and the world, the ground-breaking feature, ‘Girl Rising’ was screened for the first time in Nigeria at the Silverbird Cinema, Victoria Island, Lagos recently.