Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, condemned the Federal Government for allegedly abandoning projects it initiated in the state in the past despite the fact that the people of the state voted massively for Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2011.

Super Eagles boss, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi and his Ethiopian counterpart, Sewnet Bishaw believe that it’s about time Nigeria returned to the summit of African football with one of their players winning the coveted African Player of the Year Award. The awards are scheduled for Lagos, Nigeria next week.

LAGOS — Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, decried the apprehension caused by threats of violence by the political class in the country, saying, “we must work to change the type of election that we have, to the type of election that we want.”

An articulated truck, yesterday, in Oba Akoko, Akoko South-west council area of Ondo State, weekend, crushed to death a 14-year-old primary school pupil.
Consequently youths in the town cut the expressway way in several places to protest the killing.

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday cleared the air over allegation of missing $10.8 billion of the controversial un-remitted $49.8 billion oil revenue.
The General Manager, Media Relations Department, Group Public Affairs Division of the corporation, Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, who stated this in a statement issued in Abuja, said no money was missing.

A Spanish contractor, Mr. Jose Lopez-Pepe, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, urging it to probe alleged 1.6 million Euro(3.6bn) contract fraud in Imo State.
Specifically, Lopez-Pepe alleged that his Nigerian partner, one Benjamin Emenike, connived with some commissioners in Imo State to divert the contract funds.

President Goodluck Jonathan met behind closed doors with the Peoples Democratic Party aspirants in the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti State at the weekend and declared he had no preferred candidate for the poll.

THE last time this topic was discussed, we established the fact that there are two categories of oil thieves in Nigeria – those in government, acting in official capacity and those outside government. We were able to identify those in government and the quantity of product they steal from the Nigerian people daily. One pointed out that there is an official daily allocation of 450,000 barrel of crude oil [expected to be refined] allocated for local consumption for the Nigerian market.

A group, Imo Indigenes in Diaspora, have bemoaned the political arrangement in the state, particularly the inability of Okigwe zone to secure a second term during Ikedi Ohakim’s administration.

The Federal Government has so far evacuated 1,277 Nigerians stranded in crisis-torn Central African Republic, CAR.

Ace comedian, Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth came under fire as friends and followers on social media (facebook and twitter) attacked him over his ‘rape joke’ on Sunday.

Most followers felt the joke, Basketmouth posted on his facebook account encourage rape and within a few hours it went viral, with some followers calling on telecommunication giant, Globacom limited to terminate his deal as an ambassador with the company.

But like Mahatma Gandhi once said, you must be the change you wish to see in the world. That’s why one Nigerian, Mrs.Bisi Bright, Executive Director of LiveWell Initiative, has taken on herself the responsibility of delivering pro bono healthcare services, especially to the poor majority, since her retirement from the Nigerian Ports Authority in 2006, where she was Head of Pharmacy. 

Despite the intensity of the sun, the people of Calabar and tourists that throng the state for the annual Calabar festival started gathering at the millennium park as early as 8 am for the flag off the Carnival Calabar.

The Queens Baton for the 2014 Commonwealth Games is scheduled to arrive Abuja tomorrow and would be received by officials of the Nigerian Olympic Committee and members of the 2014 Commonwealth Games Queens Baton Relay Committee.

FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Gov. Rochas Okoricha of Imo State among other eminent Nigerians are expected to grace the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries crusade which commenced yesterday.