A PROFESSOR of Mathematics with Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State, Abayomi Arigbabu, has advocated for a five years training programme for teachers in place of the existing four years in Nigerian tertiary institutions.

A chieftain of Labour Party in Rivers State, Prince Joseph Tamunosaki- Princewill, has approached a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to stop Prince Tonye Princewill from parading himself as governorship candidate of the party for the 2015 general polls.

UNITED Action for Democracy, UAD, has urged Nigerians to brace up for a ceaseless struggle in 2015 against austerity measures that could worsen the already excruciating burden of the working people, women and youth.

AS the effect of the scarcity of petroleum products bites harder in Edo State, long queues of vehicles and traffic of anxious buyers of the products in jerry cans, have characterized petrol stations in Benin City, Edo State, and its environ.

Ibadan—The new Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of Oyo State, Mr Rufus Akeju, has assumed duty in Ibadan in spite of protest by members of the Coalition of Political Parties, CPP.

OWERRI—Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State yesterday called on Nigerians of goodwill to work and pray together for the oneness of the country to prove those who had predicted the division of the country in 2015 wrong.

Responding, the state government said it had spent about N22billion as payment of pensions and N5billion as gratuities in the last three and half years and pledged that it would neither owe the pensioners nor its workers.

Imo State Government has proposed a budget of N141,219,133,849, termed “budget of total rescue and sustainability,” for the 2015 fiscal year.

MEMBERS of Yerwa-Oodua socio-economic Society, yesterday kicked against the imposition of Alhaji Mohammed Imam as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Borno State for the 2015 governorship election.

LAGOS—An experienced political tactician, public administrator and Vice-Chairman of the Lagos West Senatorial district of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Folusho Ologunde, has been appointed the Director General of the Akinwunmi Ambode Campaign Organisation.