As part of effort to promote Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs, the Lagos State Government has concluded plans to host the year 2013 domestic trade fair tagged Eko Expo, aimed at promoting locally made products in the country.

Business activities were yesterday halted at Uga rod market in Aguata, Anambra State, following a violent clash between truck drivers and task force officials of the Ministry of Transport on road decongestion in the company of the police and army.

EDO State chap-ter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has challenged the directive by the state government asking no fewer than 1,300 primary school teachers in the state to appear for certificate verification, insisting that the exercise should be extended to the political class, government ministries and parastatals in the state.

*You are unfit to speak for North, Abdullahi, Mohammed reply Abba-Gana…
Former Federal Capital Territory Minister, Mohammed Abba Gana, has come under attack from northern political leaders for daring to canvass for four more years for President Goodluck Jonathan.

There was absolutely no spur to comment on the raging controversy of child marriage during the month of Ramadan basically because other issues relevant to the holy month and fasting remained inexhaustible. While preparing for the Eid yesterday, I recalled a number of people had sought my opinion and that of Islam on the issue, so, it became one of the issues staring at me on my table.

Lagos State Government has restricted movement of motorists along Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, saying only one lane of the road will be used from Thursday, August 8 (yesterday) to Sunday, August 11, 2013.

*Says Ango Abdullahi does not speak for all northerners
ALHAJI Mohammed Abba Gana, former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, former special adviser to the president and presently, member of the Board of Trustees, BoT of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in this interview with newsmen gives his views on recent political developments in the country and his reasons why President Goodluck Jonathan should serve another four years in office.

Workers of the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria, ALSCON, and Ikot Abasi community youth groups have raised the alarm over what they described as massive asset stripping in the company, which has been without a legal management since the court sacked the Russian firm, UC RUSAL, from running it.

The present security challenge in the country has caused a boycott by American, Canadian and Ukrainian delegation of the ongoing Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreurship, SAGE, 2013 World Cup being hosted by Nigeria.

Since the death of Afro-beat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti about 16 years ago, his musical influence and activism have continued to grow in the conscience of millions of his fans who are scattered all over the world.

For quite sometime now the criteria for measuring popularity,especially among entertainment stars have been all about the social media. And the best way to go these days have been to see who has the highest number of fans or followers on Twitter.

The newly formed All Progressives Congress, APC , is faced with the difficult predicament of containing the determination of General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) to contest the next presidential election.

The Inspector- General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, yesterday, charged the Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mr. Joseph Mbu, to be a professional police officer by providing safety and security for the people and development of the state.

LAST week and the week before, I condemned men like Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima who think it is OK to lure underage females into premature marriage.

The Joint Task Force, JTF, implementing the state of emergency imposed on Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, has arrested a medical doctor (names with-held) in Borno State, who is the medical consultant to the terrorist group. He is at the same time a consultant with the World Health Organization (WHO).