ONCE a minor in the automobile world and a brand that was looked down upon, Kia has risen to become the brand to be reckoned with, churning out exciting and world class models like no other maker. No one thought Kia could today, compete in the luxury car segment.

Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, weekend, assured President Goodluck Jonathan of the support of the South-South states, saying: “We are giving him all the support we can and by the grace of God, he will succeed.”

SEVENTEEN communities in Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State, yesterday, received N153 million cash and other food items as part of state government’s resettlement programme for the flood-ravaged communities.

AWKA—INDICATIONS have emerged that politicians from Anambra North senatorial being favoured to produce the next governor of the state in 2014 are already making consultations aimed at producing a consensus governorship candidate for the zone.

Uneasy calm is now raging in Heartland Football Club of Owerri, following what the players called “inability or reluctance of the state government to clear their legitimate earnoings”.

There is no way the housing sector can develop without mortgages. And there is no way the mortgage sector can develop without a reform of the land tenure system because ultimately, those who give you mortgages must rely on something as a collateral and the most important thing they can rely upon is land”. This view was canvassed by the President of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, NIESV, Mr. Emeka Eleh at an interactive session with newsmen last week.

EIGHTY doctors selected from secondary health care facilities in Lagos, Enugu, Jigawa, Kaduna and Kano States, have been empowered to utilise state-of-the-art ultrasound scanners in health facilities for provision of comprehensive emergency obstetrics services.

LAGOS—AN employee with National Agency for Food Drugs, Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Mrs Titilope Ogunrohunmu, yesterday, told a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, that one Mr. Chidi Njoku reported to the agency that his 14 months old son died after taking “my pikin” teething mixture.

Oando Plc a major player in Nigerian oil and gas industry last week disclosed that it received the sum of N270 billion as subsidy claims from the Federal Government in the last four years, adding that it was not involved in the scandal.

…seeks setting up of transport intervention fund
ABUJA—Ben Murray-Bruce, Chairman of the Silverbird Group, Monday, called on the Federal Government to set up an urban mass transit system policy that will see it investing N300 billion annually, in subsidising transportation and upgrading of key transport infrastructure.