IN his November 5, 1952 concession speech, after losing the presidential election to Dwight Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson was asked how much it pained that a dye- in-the-wool politician, should lose the presidential election to a political neophyte who had just retired as General.

The Federal High Court, Kano, presided over by Justice Fatu Riman, yesterday, convicted and sentenced a senior lawyer, Yakubu Mohammed Na-Allah, to four years imprisonment without option of fine for offences of money laundering to the tune of N50 million.

THE Eyitayo Campaign Organisation in Ondo state yesterday asked members of the public to shun the distribution of bread by persons loyal to the All Progressives Congress APC governorship candidate, Rotimi Akeredolu SAN.

PDP Governorship Candidate, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, has promised to ensure power shift to the Akoko area of the state, if elected.

Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education in Delta State, Chiedu Ebie, has urged Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, faithful in Ika South Local Government Area, to remain steadfast and committed to the party.

The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) yesterday said it had recovered N4.2 billion in remittances from collecting banks into the federation account. Mr Shettima Gana, the commission’s acting Chairman, said this while inducting the lead consultants and other auditors on the verification and reconciliation of revenue collections and remittances by the collecting banks.

The Shiites in Nigeria have a strong affinity with Iran. It is a country regarded as the hub of global terrorism and the Shiites in Nigeria operates under the deceptive tag of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN).

WITH the current realities and business uncertainties, what brings about success in your organisation today might not bring the same success tomorrow. An idea, thought, or belief that we have been used to in the time past and that has worked may not work for us in the same manner it did in the time past.

LAND is a finite resource. People need a place to live, work, shop and play, so even in a bad economy, real estate investment usually fares better than stocks. It is really just a matter of supply and demand.

The Federal Government has said it would spend N56.3 billion ($150 million) on rural electrification in the country.

The Caretaker Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has expressed confidence that the party would wax stronger after the ongoing leadership crisis rocking it, saying that it was better for the party to pass through the crisis now.

MOVES to give the establishment of Maritime University of Nigeria, Okerenkoko in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, a legal backing yesterday, got a boost as the bill scaled the second reading.

In line with reinforcing its commitment to Africa, a global law firm, Hogan Lovells, has launched a new campaign tagged, “Be a mountain or lean on one”.

An Igbo group, Ndigbo Cultural Society of Nigeria, NCSN, yesterday in Lagos, marked the posthumous 112nd birthday of late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, the Owelle of Onitsha, with a call on President Muhammadu Buhari to complete the former President’s mausoleum.

The Osun State Chapter of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, yesterday said that it will continue to disrupt activities of the state government until their gratuity and pensions were fully paid.