The All Progressives Congress, APC in Osun State has dismissed as wishful thinking, suggestions that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP could takeover the state after the forthcoming governorship election.

The aviation industry in Nigeria is not at the level we should have expected it to be, but it is still growing. There is a lot of improvement needed in the industry. When I was coming in, I was warned about the harsh environment under which Nigerian airlines were operating. I dismissed such warnings with a wave of the hand, but now I have seen it all.

Uyo—THE Registrar and former Acting Rector of Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Mkpandiok Mkpandiok, has distanced himself from the Wednesday protest by the host communities over the appointment of non-indigenes as substantive Rector, as well as the six-man Interim Management Committee, IMC, recently set up to run the institution.

The anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Thursday confirmed that plans were in place to extradite a former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, has opposed the admission of Morocco into the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS.