Akwa Ibom guber: I can’t step down for Udom Emmanuel –Ntekim

The immediate past at­torney general and commissioner for jus­tice in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Ekpenyong Nte­kim, has said he will not step down for the former secre­tary to the state government (SSG), Mr. Udom Emmanuel, or any other gubernatorial aspirant in the state.

Glad tidings for tobacco firms, smokers

 …As Senate rules out total ban on tobacco products Two players drive the global to­bacco industry – the legal and the illegal players. While the former group comprised the registered corporate entities that have known ad­dresses, business structures and em­ployees, who pay the appropriate taxes and comply with laws of the different countries in which they operate, the latter group is unknown and cannot be regulated. Examples of the legal players in the country are the British American Tobacco Nigeria, International Tobacco Company, Ilorin, and Leaf Tobacco, Ka­duna.

2015: 5 Enugu commissioners, SAs resign to contest elections

Five commissioners in the Enugu State executive council have resigned their appointments to enable them contest different po­sitions in the forthcoming general elections in the state.
Those, who resigned are Chukwuka Utazi, com­missioner for transport; Dr. Chukwuemeka Ujam, com­missioner for lands; Joe Ma­mah in charge of ministry of tourism as well as Ikechukwu Ugwuegede, commissioner for capital development au­thority.

Police arrest customs officer over daughter’s death

A senior customs of­ficer (name with­held) was yesterday arrested by the po­lice in Meran area of Ijaye, Ojokoro, Lagos State, over his alleged involvement in the mysterious death of his 17-year-old daughter and for reportedly beating his wife to a state of coma.

Reps summon CDS, service chiefs, IG, others, over use of hoods

House of Repre­sentatives yester­day, ordered its security-related committees to summon the heads of the nation’s secu­rity agencies over the indis­criminate use of face masks and hoods by their opera­tives.

Nigeria takes front seat in clean energy

In line with the “Sustain­able Energy For All Initia­tive” of the United Nations and the mandate of dou­bling the share of renewable energy, which is a reality for Africa, the first Africa Clean Energy Summit (ACES 2014) will hold in Abuja, un­der the headship of President Goodluck Jonathan and Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, in con­junction with strategic devel­opment partners and major stakeholders.

Extradition: Court remands ex-Mint MD in EFCC custody

Former Managing Di­rector of Nigerian Se­curity, Minting and Printing Company, Mr. Ehidiamhem Okoyomon has told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that he pre­ferred to face trial in Nigeria rather than being extradited to the United Kingdom to face criminal charges.