ENUGU—Teachers and pupils of a private school situated on Bisala Road, Independence Layout, Enugu, last Tuesday, foiled attempt by officials of the Enugu State Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, from demolishing their perimeter fence.b Officials of ECTDA, accompanied by armed policemen besieged the school at about 2.15p.m. to demolish the perimeter fence separating it from the premises of a three-star hotel in the area.

Ex-Super Eagles mercurial play maker and chairman of the Delta State Football Association, Austin a Jay-Jay Okocha will be the Special Guest at the opening ceremony of the Basalt Cup competition for primary schools in Anioma South, Delta State.

The Edo State House of Assembly, yesterday, approved the sack of the suspended Chairman of Owan West Local Government Area of the state, Mr Godwin Aigbodion.

I attended Kashim Shettima’s inauguration for a second term as governor of Borno State last weekend in Maiduguri. There was colour as to be expected of Borno; but there was also a somber thread to Governor Shettima’s thought as expressed in the opening sequence of his speech.

Artisans in Aba, Abia State have protested against high electricity bills and poor electricity supply by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC. The artisans who marched along major roads in Aba including the Azikiwe, Market and Tenant, Mosque, Kent and Georges streets, chanting slogans and denouncing the poor services allegedly provided by the EEDC.

The international convergence of business lawyers, policy makers, regulators, judges, the business community and academics, which takes place annually in Nigeria is set to open this Sunday in Lagos. The 9th Annual Business Law Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Business Law, NBA-SBL, which begins on June 7, 2015 with an opening dinner, will be a Davos-style beehive of information aimed at broadening the perspectives of the business community and business lawyers on issues pertaining to the Nigerian economy, borrowing from China, the power sector and more and will last until June 9.

Chuck Blazer admitted in court testimony released Wednesday he conspired with fellow FIFA executives to accept bribes during the process to choose hosts for the 1998 and 2010 World Cups.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Crusaders has commended the Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa on the appointment of Mr. Ovie Agas as Secretary to the Delta State Government, SSG.

THE Senate has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to begin work at reviewing Nigeria’s foreign policies to ensure greater respect for Nigeria, especially in Africa.

No fewer than 20 persons were yesterday feared dead in an auto crash that occurred along 9th Mile-Nsukka expressway, Enugu State, while several others sustained severe injuries.

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has ordered the removal of portraits belonging to former President Goodluck Jonathan still adorning various government offices in the state.

Chieftains of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State have said there was no substance to allegations that APC had connived with Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security agents to influence the outcome of petitions at electoral tribunals in Delta, Akwa Ibom and Rivers states.

“We have to look inwards to see if Onitsha is still the commercial nerve centre of West Africa. Is Nnewi still the Japan of Africa, is Awka still noted for mounding irons or Enugu State that was noted for large production of coal which gave it the nickname Coal City, is still like that. Is Aba still one of the biggest markets for production of locally made goods like shoes? Where will our future generation go when all these things have been taken away from us?”

ALL is now set for the maiden Abuja Democracy Barbeque and International Polo Tournament organized by the ultra modern 1212 Polo and Turf Club billed to take place this Saturday. Addressing the media yesterday ahead of the event, Captain of the 1212 Polo and Turf Club, Isyaku Idris said four teams; Dee Bee Farms, Max Air, Nigerian Army and Sokoto Kalambaina will compete for honours at the event.

Teachers engaged by Imo State government, under its Youths Must Work scheme in 2013, have cried out to Governor Rochas Okorocha to clear their 11 months arrears of stipends.