IN a bid to stop Nigeria-bound cargoes from being diverted to ports of neighbouring countries, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, yesterday slashed charges by as much as 20 percent.

Former Minister of Information and governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Labaran Maku has said that the award of the Commander of the Order on the Niger, CON, on him by President Goodluck Jonathan would enable him champion the crusade for peaceful co-existence in Nasarawa State if elected governor in 2015.

THE national leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday took a swipe at the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, who on Tuesday defected to All Progressives Congress, APC, saying the party would regain the speakership soon.

THE leadership tussle in Enugu State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has taken a dramatic twist as Mr. Raymond Nnaji, claiming to be the party’s chairman in the state, has resumed the eight years lingering legal battle to claim his purported mandate.

ACTIONS against examination malpractice have been strengthened as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, approved four computer centres in Nasarawa State for the registration of candidates for the 2014/2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.

FOR a scheme that was conceived primarily to assist indigent students in Benue South Senatorial Zone, the transformation of David Mark Scholarship Scheme, DMSS, to a foundation, has generated so much interest in Benue State.

A HOUSE of Representatives aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alero Barlow, has promised to use his connections to assist Deltans and take Warri Federal Constituency to the next level, if elected.

Senator Gbenga Ashafa has donated solar streetlights to the Magodo Residents Association as part of effort to further curb the activities of miscreants in the area.

THE Vice Chancellor, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, Prof. Femi Mimiko, has said that the Institution would continue to evolve policies and programmes that would ensure that students stay is memorable and impactful.

The Enugu Unity Forum, EUF, has begun moves to reconcile all the aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to rally support for the consensus candidate of the party, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi towards the 2015 governorship election.