ABUJA — The Federal Government, yesterday, accused the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, of poor managerial ability, saying he was largely responsible for the N5.67 trillion contingent liabilities of distressed banks, bought up by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, to save the banking industry in 2008.

LAGOS — A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, restrained five telecoms firms from suspending All Progressives Congress, APC, campaign fund-raising platform.

ProfesSor Soludo’s article on the elections in Nigeria is the best writing I have read recently on the real situation politically and economically in Nigeria. The well-articulated response from Dr. Fayemi compared to the abuse infused response from Femi Fani-Kayode on the PDP side is a great example of the contrast of the status-quo compared to the alternative.

A GROUP of Northern Pro-democracy activists, the Northern Coalition for Democracy and Justice, NCDJ, has called on government of the United States of America to facilitate the trial of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Candidate, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) for his role in the post-election violence of 2011.

LAGOS — LAGOS lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, SAN, has urged media practitioners in the country to adhere strictly to the rules of engagement on accuracy, objective and balanced reporting during the February general elections.

Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, said members and leaders of the party unanimously chose Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, to be the next governor of the state, to avoid the mistake of transfering power to those who could wreck the ship of the state.

Barely one week after President Goodluck Jonathan visited Warri, Delta State, to seek Itsekiri’s support on his re-election bid, the National Coordinator of the Benin River Vanguard, BRV, Mr. Anthony Okotie, has cautioned politicians against violence and campaign of calumny.

Former Minister of Information and Communication, Mr Frank Nweke has urged the Federal Government to make deliberate plans that will be sustained over a period of time on developing the education sector.

A cross section of Igbo women and youths has urged President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, not to take the South-East geo-political zone for granted in the February 14 presidential polls or he may lose millions of votes in the area.

Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stakeholders have commended the state coordinator of Goodluck Support Group, Dr. Austin Izagbo and his team for creating an enabling environment that will aid President Goodluck Jonathan, Vice President Namadi Sambo, and the governorship candidate in the state, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa and other PDP candidates emerge victorious in next months election.