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.

The battle is far from over for the two leading political parties in the Bayelsa State governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the All Progressive Congress,APC following the cancellation of the last Sunday rescheduled election in Southern Ijaw Local Council by the Independent National Election Commission over alleged irregularities.

COALITION of civil society organisatìons in the country have raised alarm over what they described as the deteriorating state of the Niger Delta region, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to reposition the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and other agencies set up for the region so as to save the region from total collapse.

FOR the better part of two days, members of the All Progressive Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. literally crippled the economy of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital as they tried to outshine one another via rally and march on the ever busy Aba road.

Workers in Enugu State under the auspices of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC, and Joint Public Service Negotiating Council, JPSNC, have thrown their weights behind the move by the state government to appoint caretaker committees to run the affairs of the 17 local government areas in the state.