THE Charles Bebeye Ndiomu Foundation, commemorating this year’s armed forces remembrance day with the Federal Government and particularly the Nigerian Armed Forces, in Lagos on Thursday, distributed scholarships to children of some of the deceased ranks and files of the Nigerian armed forces whose condition needed to be attended to due to the absence of their bread winners.

The Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that it has uncovered the attempt by the Osun State governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola to hide under the strike embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria , JUSUN , to truncate the adoption of written address by Osun state governorship election petition tribunal slated for tomorrow.

THE PDP presidential rally that took place in Imo State at the weekend was predictably a huge success. The massive turnout of Imo sons and daughters, aged and young and the genuine solidarity they expressed to President Goodluck Jonathan and his campaign team underscore this and set the stage for what to expect from the state in the February 14 presidential elections.

LOCAL government election is to hold this year in Ondo State, six years after this administration assumes office.

ABUJA—MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Senator Bala Mohammed, disclosed yesterday that he had impounded 2,900 commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada, in the last 10 months in Abuja.

PORT HARCOURT—ALL Progressive Congress, APC, in Rivers State has condemned alleged indiscriminate arrest of its members by Police in the state.

AFTER the 2012 elections in the United States of America, our politicians bickered over the conduct of American politicians. They accused each other of not following the American tradition of accepting defeat and congratulating the winner.

CHIEF Chris Uba’s roles in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, his romance with Independent National electoral Commission, INEC and the judiciary to achieve his political objectives is a matter of concern to all.

Lagos—Human rights groups, Legal Defence and Assistance Project, LEDAP, and Avocats Sans Frontières, ASF, France, have condemned the recent execution of two Nigerians by the Indonesian government.

AGBOR—FOUR suspected cultists have been killed in a clash between Aye and Black Axe Baga at Owa in Ika North-East Local Government Area of Delta State.

THE Federal Government has said it provided jobs for over 25,000 graduates under the Subsidy Reinvestment and Programme, SURE-P’s Graduate Internship Scheme, GIS, saying its target is to engage 50,000 by the end of this year.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, has promised to create more businesses to checkmate youth restiveness and improve their living standards in the country.

Despite reported cases of bird flu in five states of the federation, the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said Nigeria is not in a state of any epidemic.

ADMITTEDLY, Frederick the Great, exaggerated a little bit.
The Prussian warrior and philosopher, who was faced with total destruction of his army, until he was saved by what, in history, had become known as ‘reversal of alliances’, still had a point. Several scenes, in history repeat themselves all over the world, sometimes in the same country, such that it is difficult to disagree with that broad generalization.

NATIONAL Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has expressed concern over dominance of airwaves by inciting phone-in programmes by broadcasting stations across the country, saying henceforth erring station would be liable for any violation emanating from callers in such programmes.