IT was a tale of sorrow, tears and blood, weekend, as supporters of the Labour Party, LP, and All Progressive Congress, APC, engaged one another in a bloody clash in Ikere Ekiti, when the LP organised a mega rally to drum support for its governorship candidate, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele.

Labour Party, LP, in Ogun State, has faulted the claim by Governor Ibikunle Amosun that his administration has attracted $7.3 billion since he assumed office three years ago.

Mr. Ikpong Umoh, is the Chairman, Toiletries and Cosmetics (T&C) group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN). He spoke on the recent appointment of the new Managing Director, Bank of Industry (BOI), the failure of Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme and numerous challenges facing the Small and Medium Enterprises sub-sector of the economy.

THERE is no gainsaying the fact that some people are out to mess up the Dr Goodluck Jonathan-led government. During and after the campaign for 2011 national elections many politicians swore that they would make the country ungovernable for Jonathan if they did not win.

Guaranty Trust Bank, GTB, has appealed the ruling of a Federal High Court, Lagos, vacating the order of the court preserving the assets of a company indebted to it, for which it had appointed a Receiver manager, pending the final determination of the suit.

Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State, yesterday, asked the people of the state not to be cowed by the spate of bombings being launched by terrorists in the state but to be courageous and hopeful for an abrupt end of the insurgents.

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has emphasised the need to invest in technology to modernise agriculture in Africa and increase access to affordable finance for smallholder farmers.
He said this is required to increase productivity.

LAST week Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, was engaged in an interesting exchange with the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, the self-styled Chief Servant of Niger State. Maku accused the Arewa governors of “not doing enough” in the effort to bring the Islamic insurgency being championed by Boko Haram to an end.

BENIN—AS the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State holds its state congress today, the leadership of the party has endorsed a former Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr. Anslem Ojezua, as the state Chairman of the party.

Corrupt practices and inefficiencies in handling government transactions can be greatly reduced by facilitating easy access to affordable housing by workers in the public service.