Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, has declared a state of emergency on the Naze-Nekede-Ihiagwa-Obinze road, describing it as “worse than hell fire.”

THE Edo Mass Movement, EMM, a political group within Edo State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has counseled warring leaders of the party at the national level to show respect to late former national chairman of the party, Chief Solomon Lar, by reconciling their differences ahead the 2015 presidential election.

INAUGURATING the organizing committee for the proposed Sovereign National Conference, President Goodluck Jonathan said: “I will, therefore, like to allay the fears of those who think the Conference will call the integrity of Nigeria into question.

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has commenced audit of Prisons, Police and other detention centres in the South-South zone, with a commitment to forward appropriate and far reaching recommendations to the Federal Government for the improvement of the condition of prisons in the country.

As we mark this year’s edition of World Standards Day, let us take some time to reflect on where we were before now in terms of our level of awareness with regards to product quality in the country, and where we are at this present time.

UNDERAGE marriage, early-age child bearing and poor educational attainment for girls, have remained issues of national significance because the Presidency, the State Governments, National and State Houses of Assembly and other arms of government are yet to expedite action to address the worsening problem.

BORNU State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called on Governor Kashim Shettima to re-visit the issue of compensation to victims of the February 18, 2006 sectarian crises and the Boko Haram attacks.

A Lebanese businessman in Nigeria was yesterday remanded at the Lokoja Prisons for allegedly issuing dud cheques to two Nigerians in a business deal.

Scores of retired primary school teachers and staff of Imo State Universal Basic Education Board have protested non-payment of their pensions and other entitlements by the state government.

THE Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, weekend, said the N69 billion Millennium Tower and Cultural Spine being built at the Central Area of Abuja, the Federal Capital City would be completed by December next year, 2014.