WARRI—Governors Emmanuel Uduaghan and Adams Oshiomhole of Delta and Edo states, respectively, have advocated peaceful co-existence, national integration and true federalism to ensure a stable polity.

Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria, ERA/FoEN, and Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, have differed on oil spills investigation process in Bayelsa State.

THE West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has disclosed, it’s high time secondary school students started preparing to write the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations, WASSCE, through Computer Based Test, CBT.

BENIN—MEMBERS of the Benin branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, yesterday marched through some major streets in Benin City, Edo State, protesting the three months old strike action by the state judicial workers. The protesting lawyers also demanded the immediate resignation of the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, the Permanent Secretary and Solicitor General of the state and all lawyers appointed to political positions in the state for failing to properly advice the state governor to comply with the rule of law.

Presidential Candidate of the United Democratic Party (UDP), Barr. Godson Okoye, in this interview spoke on his mission and plans for Nigeria. He said among others that he will reposition the country declaring a state or emergency in five key sectors of security, health, agriculture, power and education, if elected.

Striking medical doctors under the employ of Lagos State Government and the Lagos branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, yesterday suspended their 10- day-old strike.

RESIDENT Electoral Commissioner in Oyo State, Ambassador Rufus Akeju yesterday took delivery of ballot papers and other election materials which were brought by the officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

A witness before the Lagos Coroner court, Mr. Joseph Folayan, yesterday picked holes in the report presented by the Lagos State Material Testing Agency, LSMTA, which asserted that the collapsed guest house within the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, was caused by foundation defect.

Governor Ayodele Fayose’s plan to inaugurate an Appointment Committee to prepare ground for massive employment is a hoax, says All Progressives Congress, APC.

CHAIRMAN, Governing Council,Lagos City Polytechnic, Engr. Babatunde Odufuwa has stated that an economy can only be as robust as its entrepreneurs. Just as he also pointed out that the low level of entrepreneurial propensity among students of higher education is the bane of not starting their own business.

LAGOSIANS were Tuesday treated to an unusual spectacle by a cavalcade of umbrella-wielding political campaigners who stormed major streets in the state singing and dancing in joyful abandon to the accompaniment of music. Crowds of curious onlookers jostled to catch glimpses of the parade of campaigners as they headed to the National Stadium Surulere venue of a mega rally organised by the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN, a non-governmental organisation founded by notable business man, Dr Ifeanyi Ubah.

Rivers State Government, yesterday, said the status quo still remains with Engr Tele Ikuru as Deputy Governor of the state, thus dismissing fears that the state government would initiate impeachment proceedings against him.

The 30 gunboats recently acquired by the Defence Headquarters to boost the war against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta are to be deployed in the creeks of the region during the general elections.

Every organization’s number one strategic management goal is to develop a plan, but unless the plan is integrated at all levels, strategic misalignment and disconnections occur, often resulting in frustration and conflict. When plans are not integrated between various levels and functions of the organization, change fails to take place and important activities fall between the cracks and blame occurs.

Nigeria leads the world in enthusiasm for business, according to a survey carried out by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). Indeed, the report noted that, all across Africa, a growing wave of grassroots self-starters are taking risks and defying obstacles to bring their money-making ideas to life. Armed with a can-do attitude and hopes of striking it big, they’re navigating a conundrum of challenges to pursue opportunities at a time when many African countries enjoy unprecedented levels of economic growth.