The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday reserved judgement in separate appeals against the April 11,2015 Akwa Ibom Governorship election. The Justice U. M. Abba – Aji led five man panel of judges which heard a total of five appeals, reserved judgement in the suit to a date to be communicated to all parties. The adoption of briefs by parties which stated at exactly 12.04pm ended at exactly 2.23pm.

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, disclosed yesterday, that the Federal Government will reintroduce toll gates where revenue generated can be channelled towards sustaining and maintaining quality federal roads. He promised that money generated from the toll gates will be properly accounted for and judiciously put to use.

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has urged the Federal Government to employ more diplomacy in handling the agitation for the Republic of Biafra.

Phillip Morris International, has faulted claims by Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), that the company illegally imported cigarettes into the country.

This year, an estimated 20,400 people will be infected with HIV in Nigeria with more than 45% being young people adding to the more than 3.6 million Nigerians currently living with HIV/AIDS.

One of the identified problems militating against our development as a country is not just the absence of qualitative leadership but lack of intelligent electorates. For a nation far behind its peers in political and economic development, the desire to see Nigeria develop and take the vacant throne of leadership in Africa is prevalent in the international community

*The dangerous and false belief that secessionist agitators can be intimidated by threat of military action. In actual fact, the use of force can only result to pouring petrol to fire. *The continuous insistence that the lopsided structure of state, local government and delineation of federal constituencies based by land mass is iron cast. As this remains the root of much bitterness to those, who genuinely feel short-changed by the military creations.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has commended the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, over what he described as its age-long commitment to the duty of empowering Nigerians youths to becoming useful to themselves and to the country at large.

HIV/AIDS remains a global challenge for which there is no cure. In the three decades since the epidemic reached its height, 39 million people have died while 35 million people are living with the virus worldwide.

ABUJA— THE Anti-Corruption Network, which filed a petition of N44.5 million graft allegation against the Chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Justice Danladi Umar, yesterday failed again to appear before the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions, to defend the petition.

NO fewer than 2.5 million women and children have been targeted by the Anambra State Government to benefit from health care services during this year’s second round of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week starting in all parts of the state, today.

LAGOS — The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has defended its action to reduce the N1.04 trn fine on MTN Nigeria to N780 billion, saying it acted in the interest of the stability of the telecom sector.

THE Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) is battling with the challenges of economic difficulties including decline in crude oil prices in its efforts to repay N5.6 trillion bond obligations to banks.

PARTICIPANTS in the Graduate Internship Scheme, GIS, in Edo State, have complained of the non-payment of their monthly stipend of N30,000 in the last six months by the Federal Ministry of Finance.

So many things must be borne in mind when planning an event. Venues should be easily accessible. Parking space within the venue must be ample enough to accommodate at least 80% of the guests with little or no strain . You must select the best of vendors to provide good and well-interpreted ambience in line with the event in terms of decoration. Food must taste nice with good presentation, too.