GLOBAL leaders, who were at the memorial ceremony for former South African President, Nelson Mandela, yesterday in Soweto, were unanimous in their tributes to the late anti-Apartheid hero, who they described as a gift to humanity.

The United States President, Mr. Barack Obama, described Mandela as a giant of history.
Speakers at the FBN Stadium venue of the service were given three minutes each.

IN a bid to rid the country of pension scam, the Federal Government is deploying operatives of Economic Finance and Crimes Commission, EFCC, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, and Public Complaints Commission, PCC, to deal with those involved.

The Nigerian Insurers Association, NIA, said it is putting modalities in place to ensure a smooth take-off of the marine insurance module of the Nigerian Insurance Industry Database, NIID, by first quarter of 2014.

It was revealed last week that Nigerian telecom subscribers put together are unknowingly losing about N1bn on daily basis to call drops due to poor telecommunications services in the country.

Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, yesterday, told the Senate Committee on Aviation that the aviation sector was in total collapse when she assumed duty as minister, saying she had repositioned the sector to meet global standards.

THREE persons, including a chief, have been arrested by the Police in OndoState for robbery.
Vanguard gathered that the three suspects, in November this year, invaded the house of one Mrs Esther and robbed her of a Toyota Camry car.

No nation can effectively develop its public infrastructure when it is deeply steeped in the rot of contract review as apparently institutionalised in Nigeria today.

Mixed reactions, yesterday, trailed remarks by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal that the executive arm of government was paying lip service to the fight against corruption.

ADO-EKITI — THE Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, yesterday, presented a budget proposal of N103.882 billion for the 2014 financial year, with water supply taking the lion share.

The member representing Ughelli Constituency II, in Delta State House of Assembly, Edoja Akpodiete, has dumped Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, for Peoples Democratic Party PDP.