The trial of Aminu Lamido, son of Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, could not proceed yesterday due to the absence of the presiding judge, Justice Shehu Yahaya, of the Federal High Court in Kano.

A WRITTEN constitution is not a prerequisite for democracy. Not surprisingly, some flourishing democracies have no written constitution and some failed democracies had some wonderfully crafted constitutions.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria flew into South Africa Wednesday and are about settling down in the former apartheid enclave for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations which begins Saturday.

PIQUED by what they perceived as insincerity on the part of leaders driving the reconciliation efforts in the crisis-ridden Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors elected on the platform of the party will shun today’s National Working Committee, NWC, meeting.

AS part of ways to nip in the bud the unending political quagmire in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has concluded arrangements to meet with former President and ex-chairman, Board of Trustees, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday, sold $108 million at the bi-weekly foreign exchange auction.

The sack, on Tuesday, of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigrations Service, Rose Uzoma, by the Federal Government has dashed the hope of no fewer than 4,560 Nigerians who had been secretly offered employment by the service.

LAGOS—Lagos lawyer Festus Keyamo has given the Police authorities a one week ultimatum to charge House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan to court over the $620,000 subsidy bribe scandal.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim has said that the events and projects to mark the commemoration of Nigeria’s hundred years of existence will generate over 15,000 jobs. The SGF made this known at a private sector stakeholders’ engagement forum where he presented a document on the celebrations tagged, ‘The Centenary Project’.

Mr Fred Orbih, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, based in Benin, Edo State, in this interview, cautioned that amending the country’s constitution was not the solution to the problems facing the country. He stressed the need for Nigerians to imbibe attitudinal change, which according to him was the only way the nation’s constitution will be appreciated.

The new party coming from the merger of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, will pursue the restructuring of the country, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the CPC national leader said yesterday.

Pipelines and Products Marketing Company Limited, PPMC, yesterday, said the economy had lost about N165 billion in the last four years to pipeline vandalism. The sum includes the cost of repairs and products theft.

EIGHT months after the former Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Haliru Mohammed was removed as Minister of Defence, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday forwarded Kabiru Tanimu Turaki as a ministerial nominee from Kebbi State.

Isi-Mgbidi community and Anglican Diocese of Oru are jointly spoiling for war with Imo State Government over the forceful conversion of the playground of Central School into a lorry park

THE recurring land dispute between the people of Ndeagu-Amagu community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and Adadama Community in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State, Tuesday, took a dangerous dimension as two persons were reported to have been allegedly abducted after a sporadic shooting by unknown gun at Ikwo.