Posters of the former Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Federation, Mr. Mike Aondoakaa, for the 2015 governorship race in Benue State, yesterday morning, flooded Makurdi, the state capital.

Visually impaired individuals in Lagos State, yesterday, protested over lack of availability of the white cane, which they use as a walking tool for the visually impaired, even as they celebrated the annual World White Cane and Safety Day in the state.

THE National Chairman of Alliance for Democracy, Senator Mojisoluwa Akinfenwa has criticised the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu for faulting President Goodluck Jonathan’s approval of National Conference.

Chairman, Nigeria Cassava Growers Association’s Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative Union (FMCU) in Oyo State, Mr Muideen Adekunle, has appealed for federal and state governments’ assistance to develop the union’s 1,000 hectares cassava farm project.

A plot allegedly directed at forcing Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State out of office in a way former Governor Chris Ngige of Anambra State was subjected to in 2003 was unveiled, yesterday.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, closed its case against an 88-year-old man, Olusola Alaba, standing trial for an alleged N1.4 million fraud.

The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) has urged the Federal Government to allow it participate in the ongoing Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA), to prevent post-harvest loss in the sector.

Edo Forum, comprising leaders and traditional rulers from the three senatorial districts of Edo State, has commenced mobilisation ahead of the proposed national conference with a view to coming up with a position paper for the state.

Chief Appolos Alozie, a former transition committee chairman of Aba North Council, was, Monday, arraigned before an Umuahia Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly offering bribe to influence his re-appointment as the council boss.

Between 1960 (the year of Independence) and 1966 (the year of first military coup), many events of great political importance had taken place. The area called Mid-Western State (consisting of non-Yoruba people) was carved out of the Western Region – leaving the Eastern and Northern Regions (with their restless minorities) intact.

Members of the Lagos State Chapter of the Poultry Association of Nigeria, have promised to recall any egg in the market that is found to be contaminated.

Niger State governor Babangida Aliyu has said that the decision by President Goodluck Jonathan to submit the outcome of the National Conference to the National Assembly was in order.

President Goodluck Jonathan has issued ultimatum to the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, to register all Nigerians by the end of next year.

In a civilized environment, before a government can embarked on such a programme or policy, there should have been adequate preparation, orientation and education of the people and everyone that is concerned. When you are talking of these schools, you are talking of the society.

Ghana took a major step ahead of other yam-producing nations with the launch of a strategy for the development of the yam industry from farm to market. This follows the global conference on yams held in Accra on October and ongoing strategic development for the sector.