Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Benin, weekend, directed the Secretary to the tribunal to make available to it today, results of the re-counted ballot papers in some of the four local governments earlier ordered by it.

CHRISTIAN Pyagbara and Alhassan Ibrahim goals in Uyo yesterday ended Plateau United’s eight match unbeaten run in the Nigerian Professional League.

BANKS’ deposits rose marginally by N5.33 billion in January thus reversing negative trend recorded in December. However, the naira depreciated to its lowest level in the parallel market last week with the exchange rate rising to N506 per dollar in the market.

Despite the challenges in the macro environment, businesses are increasing investments in mechanized farming and other activities in the agric value chain, such as processing, storage, packaging, delivery and logistics. As a result, there has also been a surge in investment interest by both foreign investors and investment fund managers.

Hard times await oil companies operating in Bayelsa State which do not operte within the law, as the state government has threatened to file cases against any company that causes spillage in the state.

THE Federal Government is to pursue implemetation of a 59-point strategy to achieve the objectives of its Economic Recovery Growth Plan that will be launched in the next few weeks.

EKO Atlantic City is set to witness a maiden Beach Olympics as 10 clubs drawn from Lagos metropolis are bracing up for the biggest and most fascinating social and competitive beach sporting event.

IJAW mothers, led by Niger Delta campaigner, Ann-Kio Briggs and a coalition of Ijaw activists across the Niger Delta region, weekend, told Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, that despite the threats and intimidation, they were going ahead with their decision to protest the allocation of 1,200 hectares of land by his government to Fulani herdsmen, tomorrow, in Yenagoa, the state capital.

NO fewer than 20 persons are feared dead in the renewed clash between the people of Oku Iboku in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State and Odukpani Local Government Area in Cross River State.

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, alleged that soldiers from Asaba at about 5.30 pm invaded the venue of the meeting of their members at Okwe Primary School, Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State and opened fire on their members, killing five people and injuring over 20.

The resurrection of Lazarus, dead for four days remains one of the most remarkable miracles of all time. Apparently, it is not only dead souls that are capable of being revived after being given up as dead. The Board and Management of Skye Bank Plc have embarked on a bold programme of bringing the bank back from the brink. They have started in a remarkable way.

If you were in service before April 2007, there is a certain aspect of your entitlement that ought to be paid up by government which is called accrued right. This commission ensures that the accrued right is credited into the Retirement Savings Account, RSA of the individual. In Lagos State today, we have two sets of retirees but we have been able to separate them.

The cashless policy initiative is evolving and work in progress and as such yet to address all of the mass market needs in the market. Also cash still remains the primary and preferred means of transacting in mass to lower affluent segments of the market.

CARETAKER Committee of Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State has passed a resolution to constitute an Advisory Council comprising former local government chairmen of the council area.

The Abia State Local Government Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Aba, has granted leave to the chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Aba South council area, Dr. Christian Okoli, to inspect and make copies of all electoral materials used in conducting the December 21 polls in the state.