ARIZONA’S Republican Senator, John McCain, is a rarity in politics. He speaks his mind, no matter who is being comforted or afflicted. With him, you do not have to fear being taken through a labyrinth of circumlocution and rhetoric on issues. So, when he castigated President Obama and called him the “most naïve president” in U.S. history on foreign policy, and more directly for not standing up to Russia’s Vladimir Putin on his annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea, Senator McCain meant what he said and said it as he saw and understood it.

LAGOS State government said 1,015 offenders have been sentenced to various terms of community service across the 12 magisterial districts of the state, in the last 100 days.

Pamodzi Sports Marketing (PSM) have announced that Friesland Campina WAMPCO are the official Milk of the second Okpekpe 10 kilometre road race slated to begin on May 3.

UMUAHIA — GOVERNOR Theodore Orji of Abia State has sworn-in Justice Nnenna Chioma Oti as the substantive Chief Judge of the state.

Though the global capital market economic met down of about six years ago affected every sectors of the market, while factually all companies in the other sectors of the market have experienced a positive turnaround, insurance companies in Nigeria have not been able to leave to the expectations of its shareholders.

LEADING automobile distributor in Nigeria, Coscharis Motors, has commenced construction of $55 million auto assembly plant in Lekki, Lagos, for the production of Jiangsu Joylong and MG brands. The plant is for Complete Knock Down parts, CKD.

AS the strike embarked upon by the Collages of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU, enters the fourth month, Chairman of Chairmen, Governing Councils of Federal Collages of Education, Senator Emmanuel Anosike, has pleaded with the striking lecturers to return to classroom, assuring that his board was making efforts to ensure all areas of grievances were sorted out.

AKURE—National leadership of Labour Party, LP, and opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State yesterday sang discordant tunes over the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declaration of last weekend’s by-election in Ilaje/Ese Odo Federal Constituency election as inconclusive.

Lagos—PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, yesterday berated Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, over its call for the privatisation of the nation’s refineries.

Abuja—The Feder al Government said yesterday that vaccine and treatment for most vector-borne diseases were yet to be found.

Former Green Eagles captain, Segun Odegbami has commended ex- international, Paul Okoku over his plans to formally launch a foundation for less privileged kids in Abuja.

In readiness for the 9th Lagos Motor Fair/3rd Auto Parts Expo, the indigenous companies are not left out as all the big names in the lubricant sector have all declared their interests to participate in this year’s event, leveraging on the outstanding success recorded in the 2013 edition and the build up to the 2014 edition.

Former governor of Bayelsa State and leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state , Chief Timipre Sylva, has promised to work with Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State to ensure the party wins next year’s presidential election.

AUTHORITIES of Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma, Edo State, Monday, denied reports that a student of the university was killed during the Students’ Union Government election last week.

A youth group, the APC Youth Frontier, has attributed the cracks in All Progressives Congress, APC, on injustice and failure of internal democracy within the party, noting that same was responsible for the defection of some of its former leaders, such as General Buba Marwa, Attahiru Bafarawa and Ibrahim Shekarau, among others, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.