The newly appointed Managing Director of Jigawa State Television House, Alhaji Ishaq Hadeja, has vowed to recover over N136 million from the former interim committee of the station.

The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria, ICSAN, has charged Nigerians on the need to continuously pursue excellence in their workplace, even as it frowns at mediocrity that has remained the problem among workers.

Following the outrageous outcries that have greeted the recent appointments made by President Muhammad Buhari, Secretary General,apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr. Joe Nwaorgu, has called on Ndigbo to remain calm in the present circumstance of unexplainable and skewed pattern of appointments which has completely excluded Ndigbo from key strategic positions in the Federal Government.

ABUJA- Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, Godknows Igali, has dismissed the insinuation that increased rain fall was responsible for the improved electricity supply across the country.

‘IF you don’t register for the Biometric Verification Number (BVN) before the October 31st deadline, nothing will happen to you”.

The first locally fabricated thickest walled pressure vessel has been unveiled in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

ABUJA—Justice Ademola Adeniyi of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, struck out the suit that sought to remove the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu from office on the premise that the Senate Standing Orders 2015, that produced them, was forged.

The Senator representing Delta North senatorial district, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi has insisted that the people of the district would do their eight years term in the governorship of the state irrespective of manipulations from some quarters.

Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc led other top performing equities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, last week with the share price rising by 20.80 per cent or N1.25 to close at N7.26 from N6.01 per share. Skye Bank Plc trailed closely behind, rising by 17.59 per cent or N0.35 to close at N2.34 from N1.99 the previous week.

About 24 hours after the abduction of Vanguard columnist, Donu Kogbara, the kidnappers are yet established contact with the family.

SWALI—IN what seems a constructive civil disobedience, residents of Swali community in Atissa clan, Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, have put Governor Seriake Dickson, a lawyer, on notice, that they would not vote for him in the forthcoming governorship election if he failed to provide social amenities for them.

ABIA State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has called on the Bank of Industry [BOI] and other development partners to assist and partner with Aba shoe makers and industrialists in the city by funding their businesses.

The ovation was so loud at the Event Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, when the winner of the 2015 Ford Odyssey was announced. This was probably because the winner was a female, a 23 years old lady, who dared to excel where men could not. It reminded me of the Gulder Ultimate Search in Nigeria where ladies have strived to wrestle the crown with their male counterparts for many years in vain. At a time, I had wished that the Nigerian Breweries, organisers of the Gulder Ultimate Search could ‘rig’ the title for the female participants just to make the difference.

The newly-introduced Hyundai Grand Santa Fe is no doubt one of the most attractive crossover around given the enormous make over the South Korean automaker has carried out on the sport utility vehicle. Emerging from a total makeover, the new Grand Santa Fe, according to Hyundai Motor Company, replaces its predecessor, Vera Cruz, but essentially remains the same SUV, except that it fulfills the criteria for a typical 6-seater SUV commonly referred to as ‘Captain’s Chair.’

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has spoken on why his administration disowned George Uboh over the decision to drag the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to Court over alleged complicity in the diversion of funds recovered from the alleged money looted by former Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha.