Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, denied ever betraying the political interests of President Muhammadu Buhari even as he vowed to steadfastly remain loyal to him.

ALTHOUGH they have survived breast cancer, one of the most debilitating disorders in the world, the pains and agony of undergoing treatment continue to haunt them.

Pandemonium broke out at Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa, in Ado-Odo-Ota Local Government Area of the state as hundreds of students of the school embarked on protest which forced the rector, Dr. Funke Akinkuolere, into hiding.

The issuing authority for National Identity, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has directed that all transactions involving the identification of individuals must be done with the National Identification Number (NIN) beginning from 1st September this year.

The Director of Air Intelligence, in the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, Air Commodore Benson Omoyungbo has sued for close collaboration between officers and men of the armed forces and other security agencies in order to effectively tackle acts of terrorism in parts of the country.

“As we welcome you to the seat of governance, we pray that the Almighty God will guard and guide you to apply the same sense of fairness, equity and justice in your task of directing the affairs of Delta State without fear or favour,”

“Accordingly, the general public is hereby alerted to watch out for suspicious movements or activities that may breach the peace and report same to law enforcement agents without delay.”

Justice Buba also ordered STOAN and Association of Shipping Lines Agencies (ASLA) to revert to the various charges as obtained in 2009 and, as directed by the NSC. The court ordered ASLA and STOAN to refund excess revenue made from 2009 to date to the Cargo Defense Fund. Meanwhile, counsel to the second defendant, the Shippers’ Association Lagos State (SALS), Mr Osuala Nwagbara, said he would be glad if the date of hearing was brought forward.

The battle for qualification to the Final 8 of the Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League in group A went down to point differentials after 3 teams were tied on 24 points from 8 wins and 8 losses after the 2 phases in Abuja and Ilorin which ended on Thursday.

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, yesterday, announced the sack of Miss Medline Tador, General Manager of the state’s radio station, Radio Rivers.

A LOT of Nigerians who believed General Muhammadu Buhari was a befitting replacement for former President Goodluck Jonathan are now being given reason to have second thoughts. The irony of it is that Pa Muhammadu Buhari, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is the one deflating their balloons of enthusiasm.

So when you are building a start-up, the first thing you need to do is to make sure that you are in the right market and if you see signs that you are not in the right market and that it is not moving, get out of that market and provide something that works. So, one of the things we did right and this was not because we are geniuses, is that we ventured into the right market from the beginning.

“We are excited to see that with this new store opening, more consumers are now closer to an adidas store, making our product more accessible to the brand loving Nigerian”. Mr Oyegade added, “As is the case with our existing stores, the new store offers the latest adidas products in footwear, apparel and accessories for men, women and kids making it easy for you to refresh your gear this summer”.

“This makes Ethiopia the largest economy by GDP in East and Central Africa. The government is also investing massively in several large-scale infrastructure projects, including construction of the continent’s largest hydropower dam. All these make Ethiopia a beautiful bride to investors”

A UNIVERSITY lecturer and Head of Civil/Structural Engineering, University of Benin, Engr. Sylvester Osuji and a former Head of Corporate Civil Engineering, Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, Engr. Chris Ekpekurede, have identified versatility of engineers, incorporation of entrepreneurship skills in engineering curriculum and the involvement of engineers in policy decisions, as key components to engineering entrepreneurship capable of tackling the growing unemployment in Nigeria.