THE newly elected vice chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Professor Joseph Ahaneku, yesterday showered praises on the Air Vice Marshal Larry Koinyan-led Governing Council which on Monday elected him, promised to follow due process in the discharge of his duties.

Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna State has asked Nigerians to stop the blame game over the state of insecurity in the country and join hands with the leadership to defeat the country’s common adversaries.
This was contained in the governor’s Democracy Day message to the people of the state.

ABA— Tragedy struck at Umuode community in Osisioma Ngwa council area of Abia State when a middle aged man identified as Hanson Jacob lost his life four days after his lover’s husband attacked him with an iron rod.

As part of concerted efforts to ensure the survival of books and build capacity in the book industry in Nigeria, the Nigeria Publishers Association (NPA) has asked the Federal Government to relax policies such as the recent introduction of tariff and duty regimes on books.

Cocoa output in Nigeria, the world’s fourth-largest producer, is expected to rise less than expected as heavy rains in the southern growing belt are seen cutting production, according to Cocoa Association of Nigeria.

THE more things change, the more they remain the same. In those days, our parents certainly knew what they were doing.

Organisations must focus on performance intelligence and the right type of leadership in order to enhance productivity for economic growth.

THE people of Ugbolokposo community, Uvwie Local Government Area, Delta State have appealed to the state government to keep them abreast with government’s commissioning and employment arrangements for the Uvwie Modern Market, Ugbolokposo.

The Rector of Oko Polytechnic, Anambra State, Prof Godwin Onu, has denied allegations by Oko People’s Union, OPU, that he was at war with the Oko community, saying he never sponsored thugs to destroy the palace of the traditional ruler, Prof Laz Ekwueme.

LAGOS— Students of Polytechnics and Colleges of Education embarked on a protest in Lagos, yesterday, to bemoan the prolonged strike by their lecturers.