THE Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Yaba,has detained one Ibrahim Tijani for allegedly killing his neighbour at Okun, Ogombo area of Ajah.

HUMAN rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has identified other reasons for the recent postponement of the general elections other than insecurity and poor preparations on the part of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

LAGOS — Nigeria’s share of the Asian market is now seriously being threatened by the ongoing price war among the big Arab oil producers. Asia became Nigeria’s safe haven after the loss of the American market, but this may not be sustained for much longer, a development that has made oil industry experts to urge the Federal Government to form alliances with the Asian customers to cushion the effects.

LAGOS — The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, said yesterday that it had succeeded in disrupting the Boko Haram sect’s communication supply line in the North eastern part of the country, stating that efforts had been intensified to ensure that the war against insurgents comes to an end in six weeks.

SOMETIMES you have this feeling that Nigerians can be a very gullible lot. Some of us can be very easily hoodwinked. We have a penchant to leave things that matter and pursue things that have only empty noise value. Perhaps, people like General Olusegun Obasanjo discovered this long ago. That is why, in spite of his atrocities against the people and the country, even at his sensitive family level, some people still attach some importance to his words and activities when he ought to have been consigned to absolute ignominy long ago.

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari last Wednesday drew questions from CNN International Correspondent, Christine Amanpour on a number of issues relating to his aspiration and his record as military head of state

AKURE—THE postponement of the election is an opportunity for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to remedy “its apparent lack of preparedness to conduct a minimally credible presidential election.” South-West zone of the Presidential Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party said this in a statement in Akure.

All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has described the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s recent tactics to elongate the transition programme as the greatest threat to democracy in the country.

AS the 2015 general elections linger, a civil society group, Move on Nigeria, has asked the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, to resign over allegations that he is being partial and having an affiliation with a political party. The group also said that Jega has failed in the distribution of the Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, which is one of the major materials for the election.

TWO Lagos based lawyers, Dr. Wilfred Mamah and Derin Fagbure, have stated that the postponement of Nigeria’s general election 2015, by INEC chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, raises a structural challenge of disorder and lack of accountability in the country.

Move on Nigeria, a civic action group promoting democracy, transformation agenda and good governance in Nigeria has accused the Obama administration of fuelling political tension in Nigeria so as to achieve the US prediction of Nigeria’s disintegration this year.

LAGOS State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has described as baseless allegations by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that it planned to use teachers to rig 2015 elections.

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari, has assured that if voted into power next month, his government would run a market based economy.

General Tajudeen Olanrewaju, a former Minister of Communications, during his service years served as commander, Corps of Artillery and General Officer Commanding, Third Armoured Division of the Nigerian Army, Jos, a post once held by General Muhammadu Buhari at the beginning of the eighties.

INDUSTRY LEADERS in the country are making frantic efforts to halt passage of the Private Companies Conversion and Listing Bill into law by the National Assembly. They said the bill being sponsored by the Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Capital market, Hon. Chris Emeka Azubogu, would not help the business climate in Nigeria and should be withdrawn.