Immediate past President of the Nigerian Trawler Owners Association, NITOA, Margaret Orakwusi, has said that the country was losing huge foreign exchange as well as employment opportunities for youths to fish poaching and piracy attacks on fishing trawlers operating in the country.

A group of ten political parties under the aegis of Coalition of Progressive Political Parties, COP3, yesterday, joined in the condemnation of last Saturday’s postponement of the 2015 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

The crisis between Ebonyi State government and members of the state House of Assembly appears not over as Governor Martin Elechi has put modalities in place to conduct fresh local government elections.

A congress of the working organs of Urhobo nation, at home and in the Diaspora, consisting of the executive committees of its apex body, the Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, the Women (Eghweya) Wing, the Elders/Leaders (Ekpako Urhobo) Wing, the Youths (Ighele Urhobo) Wing and the 24 Presidents-General of the 24 kingdoms of Urhoboland, has passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of UPU, which has Chief Joseph Omene as its President-General and Chief Albert Akpomuje, SAN, as Secretary General.

THE Jonathan Youth Vanguard, JYV, has urged the electorate to be wary of alleged plans by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to sponsor a blackmail documentary against President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of the March 28 presidential election.

THE League Management Company (LMC) has announced a registration deadline of February 20 for clubs to submit their licensing documents for the 2014/15 Glo Premier League season which will commence on March 7. The documents include proof of no debts carried over, financial guarantee and medical passport of players.

Midfielder Yaya Toure described his country’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) win as “unbelievable” after Ivory Coast beat Ghana 9-8 on penalties to lift the trophy for the first time since 1992.

WRITING these days in the midst of passionate electioneering is becoming a challenge. There is no stand you take that will not generate reactions of bias in favour of one party or the other. It is a difficult position to be neutral. According to John Adams:”In politics, the middle way is none at all”.

Ghana coach Avram Grant has lauded his team’s performance at the just ended 2015 Africa Cup of Nations despite failing to end their trophyless run.

President Goodluck Jonathan, has counselled Nigerians to speak good and peaceable words over the country, stressing that the 2015 polls is a contest among brothers and sisters from the womb of one Nigeria.

Demand for oil from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) would be higher than previously forecast, as the low oil price throttles production in the U.S., the cartel said on Monday in Vienna.

The Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on New Media, Reno Omokri, has faulted claim by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Major Gen Muhammadu Buhari, that Nigeria has been reduced to a failed state.

The Provost, Kano State College of Arts, Science and Remedial Studies, Dr Sani Lawal, has advised Christian and Muslim youths against acts capable of destabilising the country.

President Goodluck Jonathan said on Monday the Federal Government would study and implement the recommendations of its delegation to the 2014 Christian Pilgrimage to improve the exercise.