History was made in Nembe Kingdom on December 31, 2013, when for the first time in 40 years, a four wheel vehicle was driven into the ancient oil-rich coastal town in the Bayelsa East senatorial district.
The state deputy dovernor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha Jonah (rtd), made the historic trip while on inspection of the Ogbia-Nembe Road project.

An afternoon rain, yes terday, destroyed property of residents of Araromi, Ilepa-Pakoto in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, victims of new year eve demolition exercise carried out by the authorities of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, with the protection of a military/police team.

A faction of the Labour Party, LP, in Ekiti State, has vowed not to recognise Mr. Akin Omole and other state executive members until a congress scheduled for September is held.

Where ever art goes, people go and so was it penultimate week when art lovers, diplomats and others gathered at the Consulate General of Italv, Walter Carrington Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos for a solo exhibition by Italian born Gigi Micheletti.

The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has reacted to the call by some market operators to suspend the recent minimum capital base for all capital market operators on the premise that it was ill-timed, stressing that it consulted widely with stakeholders before taking the decision to increase the capital base.

THE Urhobo Nationalists Movement, UNM, has decried what it alleged to be the heavy militarisation of Urhobo nation by security agents.

GOVERNOR Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, yesterday, said that his administration would focus on completion of ongoing projects in the state this year.

Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi confessed on Tuesday morning that it has become very difficult for him to drop any of the players in camp, as all of them deserve to be in South Africa for the CHAN tourney which kicks off January 11, but situation compelled him to do so.

There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress, APC, may, on resumption from recess of the House of Representatives on January 13, 2014, assume the leadership of the House from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
This, however, may not affect the offices of the speaker and deputy speaker respectively.

Strong feelers coming from Imo State House of Assembly shows that the legislature is now factionalized into pro-All Progressives Congress, APC, and die-hard opponents of the new party.
The situation may be connected with the alleged spirited efforts by Governor Rochas Okorocha to woo the lawmakers to APC.