THE decision of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State to exclude some Ngwa people from its governorship zoning for 2015 has polarised the traditional institution in the state.

Nigeria lost $198.775 million, about N31.8 billion, in one month to gas flaring, as companies in the oil and gas sector flared 50.098 billion Standard Cubic Feet (SCF) of gas in February 2014.

The core investor of Ughelli Power Plc has invested N65 billion into the power plant, raising the capacity from 170 megawatts, MW to 420MW since the handover of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, assets to successor companies in November 2013.

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed may be the governor of the Kwara State, but as almost everyone knows, he is not in a position to govern his own political track. Agitations from stakeholders from his base in Kwara South for him to go for a second term may have positioned him between the devil and the deep blue sea.

Blessing Okagabare was in yet another blistering form yes terday when she not only won the100 m race at the African Athletics Championship but also set a new championship record of 11 secs.

AS delegates at the on- going National Conference resumed plenary yesterday to debate on the final report of the Conference as produced by the Secretariat after one month of recess, strong indications have emerged that crisis looms as some northern delegates may have concluded plans to frustrate moves to amend some sections of the 1999 Constitution.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is thinking of postponing the date of its scheduled elections into various positions in the Executive Committee of the body.

There was a war of words between the Minister of State for Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike and the Chief of Staff to Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Tony Okocha, when the minister said the office of Chief of Staff died with his exit.

Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State chairmanship aspirant, on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Moses Adagbabiri, has hailed Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan for the successful primaries and also congratulated Chief Ebikeme Clark on his victory.

In line with on-going drive by the Nigerian government to provide technical assistance for developing the capacity for entrenching sustainable road safety management in African, the Federal Road Safety Corps is considering partnering with the Rwandan government in its desire to further entrench safer road use within the region.

Why has Nigeria, with 179 trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves not developed its gas sector since feedstock industries such as fertiliser could drive the economy?

Detectives from the Investigation Department of Lagos Command of Nigeria Police, Panti, Yaba, has charged 18-year-old house-maid, Hounvenou Christian- Yavine, before an Ebute-Metta Magistrate’s Court, for allegedly killing his mistress’ mother, who is 78.

While buttressing his call for the relocation of tank farms from the Apapa area, Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola had asserted thus: “I think that agencies of the Federal Government must step up their safety compliance levels. Everybody must do his/her job and that is short term.

I THINK it is time we work on the way forward as regards this deadly disease Ebola. I work for a multinational company that believes in emergency response plan. See the way the US is managing the same Ebola. Ghana, I learnt has closed her border. Your Excellency Sir this is my advice: I want Mr President to shutdown the whole nation for one week. “everybody stay where you are”

WARRI— PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has assured stakeholders of Federal Government’s commitment to ensure that the bill to professionalise environment practice becomes law.