UMUAHIA—Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has denied reports that South East governors and Igbo leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are opposed to the nomination of Mr. Peter Obi as the running mate to the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for the 2019 election.

The National Chairman of Nigeria Football Supporters’ Club, Rev. Samuel Ikpea, has expressed optimism that Nigerian football is on the path to greatness again.

Wife of Kogi State Governor, Mrs. Rashida Bello has called for government at all level to increase investment on the Girl Child to bridge the gap of gender inequality faced by Girls in the country.“Mrs Rashida made the call on Thursday at the celebration of the International Day of the Girl Child held at the Glass House, government House, Lokoja organized by the State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development.

ABUJA—Oracle Academy on Wednesday announced a collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education of Nigeria (FMoE) to create new computing education pathways for Nigerian students.

The Managing Director Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA) Hadiza Bala Usman, has said that the Authority should not be solely blamed for lapses in cargo clearance in the nation’s seaport, saying that “it takes more than NPA to see cargo out of the ports.”

MTN Nigeria in collaboration with Google has empowered over 40 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with practical skills to implement effective digital marketing strategies in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

IT is now a fact of the public market place that Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president to Olusegun Obasanjo, is now the presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party, PDP.. As such, he is expected to carry the banner of his political party [PDP] into the 2019 general election. There is even  a greater and herculean assignment, besides just being the flag bearer of his Party, ahead for him, he is now the greatest individual challenger to Muhammadu Buhari in contesting for the presidency,  in 2019. It is like saying that Atiku Abubakar, by picking the PDP ticket, has become the only one person to decide the continuity or otherwise of Buhari as president of Nigeria henceforth.

Brand guru and Managing Director, Neta and Netas Limited; a Media, PR and Events Company, Mrs Neta Nwosu, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, APCON, to rebrand its quarterly journal; Advertising News.

TWENTY—FOUR hours to the deadline for the submission of list of presidential and National Assembly candidates, 17 of the 91 political parties have submitted their lists to Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC

LAGOS—PZ Wilmer, has reiterated its commitment to providing Nigerians with healthy and tasty cooking options even as it announced an addition to its brand portfolio, a new seasoning product under its existing brands, Mamador and Devon King’s.