The federal Government has taken steps to introduce road and fuel taxes to enable it appropriately maintain its 35, 000-kilometer road network, in the face of dwindling budgetary provisions.

The learning environment of the girl-child students goes a long way in affecting their focus , assimilation and also hold the key to the well being of their families, neighbourhoods and nation.

The Federal Government will continue to create the enabling environment to attract investment in the power sector for efficient generation and distribution, the Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, has said.

I knew all along that they were only wasting their time and that was why the Supreme Court was not happy and decided to award cost and that is the highest cost that the Supreme Court has ever awarded. That shows the level of anger because that was an abuse of court process.

Two men, who identified themselves as children of the old woman alleged to have transformed from a bird into a human being, Wednesday, in the densely populated Ajegunle area of Lagos, yesterday went to Area ‘B’ Command, Apapa, to effect her release, declaring that their mother is not a witch.

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has called on political leaders in the country to refrain from inflammatory statements on the current insecurity in the country, noting that doing so would make efforts at curbing the security challenge counter-productive.

BENIN—THE Police officer in charge of Anti-Robbery Squad, Okhoro Police Divisional Station, in Benin metropolis, Edo State, Mr. Yakubu Dikko, has been shot dead by gunmen on Wednesday night.

The Ekiti Youth Emancipation Movement (EYEM), an organization of concerned Ekiti State youths, has urged Nigerians and Ekiti State people in particular, to ignore the allegation by the PDP candidate, Mr Ayodele Fayose, that his billboards were being burnt by supporters of the candidate of the APC, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.

This music has blessed thousands of people. When you listen to it, you hear the word of God accompanied by instruments and it inspires you. I’ve had testimonies from a lot of people who listened to the music while encountering one form of challenge or the other and the burden was lifted.

BENIN—EDO State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has promised to review what it described as, “the obnoxious tax policies” of the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government in the state with a view to giving same a human face, if elected into office.

After months of war of words and disagreements, the Copyright Society of Nigeria,COSON and the Nigerian broadcasting industry under the auspices of Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria,BON, and Independent Broadcasting Association of Nigeria,IBAN have finally agreed to sheathe their swords as they embrace peace again.

Since the National President of the Screen Writers Guild of Nigeria, SWGN, Chike Bryan was diagnosed with kidney-related disease about six months ago, Franca Brown and some of her colleagues have taken it upon themselves to solicit financial assistance for the ailing script writer.

Any place, anytime, insurgency news appears always tragic. Nothing had become more tragic in USA than the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York, killing and maiming hundreds of people of various nationalities.

Above all, I will like to see a political party that encourages more young people and more women. We should have Senators in their 40’s, we should have governors in their 30s, and we should have people going to the Federal House of Representative in their 30’s. Look at the setup of the current confab and ask yourself whether it’s a reflection of the society in general, the answer to that is ‘no!’

The Federal Government has pledged to bear the hospital bills of victims of Tuesday’s twin bomb explosions in Jos.