AS the tempo of political activities increases ahead of the 2015 general elections, a coalition of political pressure groups, Eager Network for Development of Warri, Delta State, ENDOW, has thrown its weight behind the senatorial ambition of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan and the House of Assembly aspiration of a former Chief Whip of Warri South legislative arm, Mr Griftson Omatsuli.

Ghana boss Maxwell Konadu only cares about advancing in the Chan, and not about a low goal count.

BEYOND “the feel good factor” being expressed in government circles about plans to celebrate 100 years of amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates to form a country called Nigeria, there is a widespread discontent on the perceived mistakes of the amalgamation. But more importantly, there is a determined push to dialogue on the future relations between and among ethnic nationalities that make up the world’s most populous black nation on earth.

IN January 2012, the mass protests against the so-called removal of fuel subsidy were violently disrupted by the police and the army personnel. During its recent industrial action the Academic Staff Union of Universities had cause to direct its members to embark on protests to draw public attention to the underfunding of public universities in Nigeria. The police dispersed the protesting academics with tear gas. A fortnight ago, a political rally in Port Harcourt, Rivers State was brutally suppressed by the police. In justifying the violent attack, Mr. Joseph Mbu, the Rivers State Commissioner of Police claimed that the rally was unauthorized as the conveners did not obtain police permit.

ABUJA: The Federal Government has appointed Mr. Mohammed Abubakar Wasaram, as the new Managing Director of the National Rural Electrification Agency, NREA.

Justice Olabisi Akinlade, the trial judge handling the case of the dismissed Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Yaya-Abatan Police Station, Lagos, Mr. Segun Fabunmi, charged for shooting Adedamola Daramola to death during the protests against fuel subsidy removal on January 9, 2012 has berated the Director- Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Olabisi Ogungbesan for failing to produce any of the witnesses in court.

A U.S. missile strike in southern Somalia has killed a senior al Shabaab commander who had masterminded suicide attacks by the al Qaeda-linked militant group.

Thieves broke into a small church in the mountains, east of Rome over the weekend and stole a reliquary with the blood of late Pope John Paul II.

A Lagos High Court, Igbosere, on Monday adjourned the murder trial of an ex-police officer, Segun Fabunmi, till Feb. 18 due to the absence of a prosecution witness.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday said it arrested 186 suspects and seized 1,932.5kg of illicit drugs in Adamawa in 2013.