A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted an order mandating the Federal Government to apply a uniform cut-off mark to all candidates seeking admission into Federal Government Colleges, also known as Unity Schools, irrespective of their states of origin.

SOME weeks ago, in the second week of October, an IMF report showed China overtaking the United States as the world’s largest economy. The UK Daily Mail stated in its October 9 edition, “America usurped: China becomes world’s largest economy – putting USA in second place for the first time in 142 years. The IMF figures showed the Chinese economy is worth $17.61 trillion compared with $17.4 trillion for the USA.

Senate President David Mark, yesterday, described as dubious and embarrassing, allegation by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, attached to the National Assembly that his (David Mark) security details were the ones who threw teargas canister at the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal when the police invaded the National Assembly last month.

Ex-international Austin Okocha is still ruing the failure of the Super Eagles to qualify for the African Cup of Nations.

The Chief Coach of the national U-23 men’s football team, Dream Team VI, Samson Siasia has proposed that the team use the nest of champions, Uyo, as the home ground of the team in its pursuit of seeking qualification for the All Africa Games and Olympic Games football event.

A suspect, Segun Bright, convicted for defrauding over 40 persons of N4.9 million through an investment scam, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment by a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja.

Some prominent elders from Cross River State, under the aegis of Concerned Citizens of Cross River State, have applauded the just concluded Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, primaries in the state, describing them as free and fair.

Chairman, Heyden Petroleum Limited and All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for Ogun East Senatorial District, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said his party is poised to sweep all elective positions in the state in 2015 general elections.

As part of efforts to eradicate fraud in the administration of the Police Pension Scheme, over 3,000 retired policemen have been screened in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, to ascertain their eligibility to benefit from the newly introduced Defined Benefit Scheme, by the Federal Government, for paramilitary services in the country.

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, directed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to appear before him on December 23 to show cause why he should not issue an injunction stopping the party from presenting anyone as its governorship candidate in Lagos State.

As part of efforts to to enhance agro-allied training of corps members posted to the state, the Lagos State Government, has donated an agricultural land, at Itoikin, Epe to the National Youth Service Corps, Lagos State, under the scheme’s Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development, SAED programme.

Former Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, has called on PDP leadership to cancel the governorship primary election in Nasarawa State due to alleged irregularities.

Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC’s new General Secretary, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, was in Lagos where he had an interactive meeting with a cross section of journalists. In this piece, Labour Vanguard brings to you what the new scribe says is his mandate, among others.

Senator Musa Adede businessman politician is the owner of Kings Airline and represented Cross River State North Senatorial District from 1999 to 2003 in the Senate.

In this interview he lauds Governor Liyel Imoke for his inclusive approach to governance and flays recent critics of the governor, cautioning them to tread carefully

ANAMBRA State Government has flagged off the presentation of 1,000 Prosthetic Limbs Fittings to physically-challenged persons in the State.