AHEAD of the 2016 governorship election in Edo State, a group, the Esan Political Forum, EPF, has insisted that it was the turn of the Esan people to produce the next governor of the state as demanded by equity, fairness and justice.

An elder statesman in Bayelsa State, Chief Thompson Okorotie, has called on all Bayelsans and the entire Ijaw nation to join forces with Governor Seriake Dickson to regain political relevance at the federal level.

MIXDD reactions have followed the advice given by Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, to the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, over the sale of about 30 per cent out of the 55 percent stakes held by the Federal Government in Nigeria’s Joint Venture, JV operations with international oil companies, IOCs, to enable the new government raise funds for developmental purposes.

The Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN), yesterday, confirmed reports in a section of the media of the alleged attempt on the life of its founder Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah in Abuja last week.

Tony Konyekwachi, the national boxing coach, says the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) will in June call to camp boxers craving to represent the country at the 11th All African Games (AAG).

Sterling Bank exposures to energy firms in a two year period between 2013 and 2014 stood at also N253.33 billion. The development comes as Conoil Plc, one of the beneficiaries of the loans struggles to pay off about N19.5billion borrowed from the bank during the period, thereby reinforcing the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s fears over the huge debts owed Nigerians banks.

The Executive Chairman of Oilserv Limited, an indigenous oil service group, Chief Emeka Okwuosa, has accused the legislators of failing in their responsibilities to Nigerians and the country by deliberately refusing to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, which is meant to boost the fortunes of Nigeria’s petroleum economy. Okwuosa, who spoke to journalists on the sidelines of the just concluded Offshore Technology Conference, OTC 2015, in Houston Texas, spoke against the backdrop of the fact that the PIB has remained at the National Assembly for over a decade without being passed into law.

Some of the Hyundai passenger-car range listed in the ‘Power of 2’ promo with varied equal monthly instalments (EMI) starting with Grand Xcent’s N55, 527 are Sonata, Elantra, Azera, iX35, SantaFe, Accent, Veloster, i20 and i10. Mr. Nadkarni said Hyundai is committed to becoming a lifetime partner in automobiles and beyond adding that the Korean automaker offers top-quality best sellers that have won internationally acclaimed reputation.

The President of Coscharis Group, Dr. Cosmas Maduka, has described the all new Land Rover Discovery Sport as a class leader and a ‘Catcher’ for customers. Dr. Maduka, who spoke to the press during the unveiling of the Land Rover Discovery Sport at the Oriental Hotel ,could not hide his excitement over the new Land Rover Discovery, which he also described as a wonderful piece of art.

Coscharis Mo-tors has unveiled the all-new Land Rover Discovery Sport into the Nigerian market. At a well attended launch at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, the president of Coscharis Group, Dr. Cosmas Maduka highlighted the qualities of the all new Discovery Sport. According to him, following up on the heels of the successful introduction of the design direction of the Range Rover model range, the Discovery Sport is equipped with a similar range of class-leading designs, technologies, innovations and safety features, all of which has led to the Discovery Sport being awarded with a Five Star Euro NCAP rating.