Dangote Cement Plc led the top ten most active stocks last week. The shares of the company rose by N9.50, representing 5. 4 per cent increase. Specifically, Dangote Cement shares which opened penultimate Thursday at N175.00 closed last week Thursday at N184.70 per share.

One of the tasks that await the incoming administration is the urgent need to improve the country’s life expectancy of Nigerians. This expectation is based on latest findings that show that currently, Nigerians are not living optimally due to preventable natural and man-made causes.

NO doubt about it, the North betrayed Goodluck Jonathan in the last election. The greatest ally of the North in Nigerian politics has been the South-South. Therefore, it was not asking too much for Jonathan to expect the North to return the favour under his administration; when he is clearly carrying the mantle of the South-South.

Yenagoa—Communities affected by the 2012 rig explosion at Chevron Nigeria Limited’s oilfields off the Atlantic coast of Koluama, in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, have called on all tiers of government to intervene in order to avert a looming crisis following the adamant posture of Chevron to the issue of compensation.

SECRETARY to the Delta State Government, SSG, Mr Ovuozorie Macaulay, has said that Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan delivered more than what he promised Deltans in his eight years administering the state.

Enugu —THE Enugu State House of Assembly, yesterday, resolved to serve a notice of impeachment on Governor Sullivan Chime for alleged infractions ranging from inflation of contracts to forgery of the state budget.

OWERRI—The people of Umuezeala, Umueme autonomous community, Awo-Omamma in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State have been thrown into mourning, following the drowning of their daughter, Miss Chioma Amaechi.

Six Nigerian banks have been identified as having the highest positive human capital value-added for Financial Year 2014 down from eight that made it in 2013. A research conducted by Thaddeus Investment Advisors & Research Ltd has shown that the six top value adding banks were among the top ten in the country. According to Thaddeus Investment Advisors & Research Ltd. the banks are UBA, GT Bank, Sterling Bank, Unity Bank, First Bank, FCMB, ETI, Zenith, Access and Diamond bank.

As the final events of the IAAF World Relays were concluded in Nassau Bahamas, Athletics Federation of Nigeria officials have lamented the poor conditions their athletes contended with as they pursued results in the competition.

ABUJA–Estranged Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin, has challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop 19 Ekiti State All Progressives Congress, APC, lawmakers from impeaching the governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose.

The House of Representatives yesterday threatened to issue a bench warrant on the Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, over his failure to appear before an Ad-hoc Committee looking into alleged fraud and evasion of rice import duties and levies by importers and investors on which a public hearing was conducted.

General elections have come and gone but the accompanying dust is yet to settle; strained relationships yet to be amended and bruised egos yet to heal.

The Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna has been proposed to stage next month’s 2017 AFCON qualifier against Chad.

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, yesterday, urged judges and other public officers to make integrity their watchword in the discharge of their duties.

Indications emerged, yesterday, that Boko Haram is in disarray, following shortages of weapons and fuel that had caused tensions between its foot soldiers and leaders, women rescued from the Islamist jihadi fighters by Nigerian troops told newsmen.