As the global oil prices slid further downward, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, asked the Federal Government to review downward the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, from N97 per litre in the country in tandem with the slump in world oil price.

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, had last Friday, on its website pegged the oil price at $66.27 per barrel.

It would be in keeping with the spirit of the times to join our cheerful voices with the rising chorus of congratulations to Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, the Minister of Mineral Resources, on her appointment as the President of OPEC. We live at a time when congratulations swamp the advertisement areas of newspapers, which a media animal like us would be the last to complain about.

A tenth doctor has died after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone, the government said on Sunday, increasing alarm over the safety of medics battling the deadly epidemic.

Managing Director of Custodian & Allied Insurance Plc, Mr. Wole Oshin has charged insurance operators to change the stereotype ways with which they run the insurance business and embrace innovation.

THE former Governor of Ebonyi State, Dr. Sam Egwu weekend emerged winner of Ebonyi North Senatorial District primary election conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP across the state.

The Nigerian authorities on Sunday said they had detained a Russian cargo plane carrying military equipment in the north Nigerian city of Kano.

Stakeholders have called for the speedy resolution of the imbroglio between Coca-Cola and Consumer Protection Council, CPC, saying that it is giving investors course for concern.

Senate President, David Mark, Saturday in Otukpo, defeated Chief Mike Onoja at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP primaries to emerge the flag bearer of the party in the Benue South Senatorial district.

Mark pulled a total of 384 votes out of 389 to win nomination for the fifth time to represent his district.

FOR all it may be worth, the last tirade against President Goodluck Jonathan by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, is certainly one of the salvos intended to weaken the support base of the President as his enemies led by Obasanjo plan to hit him below the belt. But the reactions of Nigerians of varied backgrounds to Obasanjo’s old tricks show that they are no fools. The people’s condemnation of Obasanjo’s hypocrisy has been overwhelming.

The remains of the former Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, Sunday, arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

The body arrived onboard South Africa Airways Airbus 340-600 aircraft with Registration Nos: ZS-SNC at about 4:30pm and after airport formalities and clearance that lasted for about two hours, the body was finally released to his family at about 6:30pm.