Ahead of the August 29 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP primary election, where the candidate of the party for the November 18, 2017 Governorship election in Anambra state, will emerge, former Councillorship candidates of the party have endorsed Dr Alex Obiogbolu as their candidate, and urged delegates for the primary to massively vote for him.

Perhaps if Ali Jinnah knew 70 years ago, that his beloved Pakistan would turn out to be the politically unstable, insecure, terror-ridden country, he might not have demanded separation

ABUJA—The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has withdrawn the “quit notice” it issued Igbo resident in the region, but asked the Federal Government to arrest the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, saying the time has come to curtail his excesses.

The Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC) has said that Nigerian exporters are not taking full advantage of opportunities offered by the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).

The meeting of Governors of the South-South/South-East geo-political zones under the auspices of the South-South/South-East Governors Forum will take place on Sunday at Government House, Port Harcourt by 7pm.

No fewer than 200 female students from various secondary schools across the state have been admitted into the first batch of Intensive Solar Energy Training, organised by the wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Akeredolu in collaboration with a Non-governmental Organisation, Ashadam Solar Initiative.

STAKEHOLDERS in Education sector in Ogun State including parents and teachers have appealed to the state government to beef up security around the schools so as to reduce the rate of kidnapping and alleged rape in schools in the State. The stakeholders also urged the government to find a lasting solution to the menace of cultism and drug abuse as well as child abuse in the state, calling for extensive collaboration of security agencies in the state to nip the menace in the bud.

Osogbo — National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, Otunba Gani Adams has added another feather to his cap when the paramount ruler of Osogbo Land, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji Olanipekun, Larooye I, conferred on him the chieftaincy title as the ‘Agba Akin’ of Osogboland during this year’s Osun Osogbo festival.

Lagos— The African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank)  met in Lagos Tuesday with leading Nigerian investors to push for strong participation in the bank’s $300 million equity offering, for which it is using depositary receipts backed by its Class “D” shares.

The saying ‘uneasy lies the head that wears the crown’ might not be all that meaningful to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji when he was being installed by Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State about two years ago.

Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State has called for the adoption of judicial activism in resolving issues of misunderstanding of the powers conferred on the executive and legislature by the constitution.

Anambra State is tired of following someone who is following someone else

The worth of some are weighed in gold and some are assessed in silver, yet others are priceless and inestimable. The latter category of persons is priceless because their achievements and accomplishments transcend the transient, and their impacts exceed the superficial.

ASABA—DELTA State Commissioner for Works, Mr. James Augoye, has said the Contractor Finance and Execute before payment policy of the state government was to de-congest government priorities and focus on other capital developmental projects.

ABUJA—IN an effort to eliminate obstacles against the ongoing war against corruption, the Federal Government, yesterday, ratified nine international agreements between Nigeria and other entities to strengthen its  anti-graft crusade within and outside the country.