The Police Service Commission weekend said it has promoted no fewer than 9,264 policemen in its first year in office contrary to reports that recommendations for the promotion of 1,322 officers were gathering dust at its offices.

UMBRELLA organisation for senior staff associations in the country, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Sunday lauded last weekend’s sack of the chief executives of five banks for alleged misconduct by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Eminent Nigerians across the political divide and members of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, including Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel; Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti; Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Chief Olu Falae, Chief Lanihun Ajayi, Senator Moji Akinfenwa and Chief Supo Sonibare were among those who celebrated the 70th birthday of an Afenifere chieftain and top politician, Senator Femi Okurounmu, at Abeokuta, Ogun State, Sunday.

As a follow up to its visitation to the National Assembly last week to canvass popular political reform, the Mega Summit Movement (MSM), is set to host a major National Political Reform Summit otherwise known as National Summit on Democracy (NASDEM) on October 1 to harmonize all the proposals and recommendations harvested in the course of its consultations for popular political reform and the establishment of a formidable Peoples’ Mega Party.

Bishop Cletus Bassey of Destiny Tabernacle, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has endorsed Governor Godswill Akpabio for second term.