For Labour Vanguard that has had the privilege of attending Nigeria Labour Congress delegates conferences for over 20 years, the last one was anything but a “big shame” as the first General Secretary of the NLC, Aliyu Dangiwa described it.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, released details of the Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs collection rate, showing that 75.94% of registered voters across the country have taken delivery of the crucial voting material.

WIFE of Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, Mrs Judith Amaechi, has condoled with the families of female members of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from Bayelsa State, who died weekend in an auto crash along Ahoada end of the East-West Road.

CRISIS is rocking Benin Forum, the socio-political umbrella of the Benin nation over the statement credited to the Esogban of Benin, Chief David Edebiri, that the Binis would not vote for President Goodluck Jonathan in the March 28, presidential election as concerned members of the Forum have given him (Edebiri) a 12-hour ultimatum to resign as chairman of the forum.

Board of Directors of Industrial & General Insurance Plc (IGI) has appointed Mr. Rotimi Fashola as the substantive Group Managing Director. He succeeds Mr. Remi Olowude, the company’s Executive Vice Chairman/Founder, who passed on last year.

The Federal Government last week, unveiled the Ka-Band utilization for rural dwellers in Kubwa, a suburb of Abuja. The project, though, managed by One Network, a specialized agent network management organization, is a partnership between the Nigerian Postal Services, NIPOST and the Nigerian Communications Satellite, NigComSat on the deployment of KA-Band satellite services for rural connectivity via the post.

The Coordinator of Ijaw Monitoring Group, IMG, Mr. Joseph Evah, has described the death of Bayelsa women leaders in a motor accident as a huge loss to the Ijaw nation in particular and Niger Delta in general.

ANOTHER winner in the on-going MTN Cash Quest consumer promotion has emerged. He is Chigozie Okoh, a native of Ebonyi State. Chigozie had the dream of studying engineering in the tertiary institution as a young boy. That dream received a set-back the day his parents told him they may not be able to fund his tertiary education. Of course, he wept.

ONITSHA—All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA yesterday warned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, against further postponement of the 2015 elections in the country.

NFF President Amaju Pinnick has met with parents of some ravemaking Nigerian youngsters across the top rank in England.

The Golden Eaglets would for the second time at the 11th African U-17 Championship in Niger have the benefit of wearing the country’s home gear against Guinea on Wednesday.

Former Nigeria captain Kanu Nwankwo has been named as the 13th greatest player of Arsenal football club.

Abe Campaign Organisation has described the statement credited to Emma Okah of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former Commissioner for Information in Rivers State under Celestine Omehia linking Senator Magnus Abe, APC candidate for the Rivers South-East senatorial election to Belema Oil as mischievous and spurious.

With the extension of the date for the general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign is to begin another round of campaigning to sell the candidacy of President Goodluck Jonathan in at least ten more states of the federation.

US President Barack Obama’s tactic of using executive orders to bypass a hostile Congress and drive through controversial immigration reform has run into legal trouble.