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HISTORY will be made on October 26, as 100 million shares of Dangote Cement Plc will be listed by introduction, on a special offer, on the Stock Exchange (NSE), at N135 per share.

The listing is sequel to the approval from a Federal High Court, Lagos endorsing the merger between Dangote Cement Plc (DCP) and Benue Cement Company (BCC), whereby shareholders of BCC will get one of DCP share in exchange for two of BCC.

Dangote Cement lists 100m shares at N135

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THE  Director General (DG) of National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA), Mohammed Sani-Sidi, Monday said the National Disaster Response Plan will soon be reviewed.

He also said  the agency is planning to establish Emergency Call Centres nationwide to facilitate quick response to disasters.

Alhaji Sani-Sidi also promised to ensure transparency and accountability in the administration of the agency as he inaugurated an anti-corruption and Transparency Unit.

NEMA to review National Disaster  Response Plan

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IWO, an ancient town in Osun State, stood still for the Action Congress 0f Nigeria (ACN) governorship candidate,  Engr. Rauf Aregbesola, and other party leaders who stormed the community for the defection of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains to AC N

ACN supporters at the rally

Not even the heavy downpour could disperse the crowd of party supporters and townspeople on that historic day. They danced the more,even in their wet dresses, chanting the slogan of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and firing salvos at the government and the ruling party. To underscore the seriousness of the matter, the people deliberately refused to use umbrella for cover. To them, the torn umbrella of the PDP amounted to wasted hope and expectation.

The event was the defection of the former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Chief Gbadegesin Adedeji, and his followers from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ACN. The massive crowd at the Iwo rally translated into a vote of no confidence on the power that be. It undersored the peoples' preference for a new dawn.

Day PDP chieftains defected to ACN in Iwo

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THE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has canvassed a nine-month period within which election petitions should be completed, saying that it will be impossible for the

NBA canvasses nine-month span for  election petitions

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The Rotary International District 9110 of Gbagada has donated an incubator to Gbagada General Hospital, Lagos.

It also gave out helmets and reflective vests to motorcyclists.

The Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Peter Oriaifor, said the club has made it a point of duty to always donate to the hospital as part of its contribution to the health care delivery system.

He said the club has donated seven incubators and a phototherapy machine to the hospital.

Oriaifor expressed delight over the donation, describing it as gratifying, despite the economic melt down. He said the equipment will go a long way in helping the children because the hospital attends to over 150 patients daily including children.

Club donates to hospital

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Nigerians have been urged to reject former military President Ibrahim Babangida’s bid to return to power by refusing to voting for him come 2011.  Coordinator of

Reject Babangida, group tells Nigerians

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  It was promise fulfilled yesterday. Widows of slain journalists Bayo Ohu and Edo Ugbagwu were presented keys to three-bedroom apartments by the Lagos State Government.      The

Slain journalists widows' get houses from Lagos govt

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The President may have sparked off fresh constitutional crisis following the concessioning of nine oil wells outside the 200 metre isobaths to Bayelsa State. The concessioning

Constitutional crisis looms over  concessioning of oil wells to Bayelsa

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What could have snowballed into a rowdy session in the House of Representatives was yesterday averted by Speaker Dimeji Bankole. It was during the consideration

Uproar in House over $4.437b loan

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Senators yesterday blocked President Goodluck Jonathan's bid to amend the Electoral Act 2010.
The amendment would have paved the way for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to fix the sequence of elections.

The other leg of the bill sought to give the leadership of parties the power to list political appointees and their aides as delegates, who can vote at party primaries.

Senators were charged when the bill was read at plenary by Majority Leader Teslim Folarin. They kept shouting no! no! no! even when Folarin was still on his feet.

Senate rejects Jonathan's plan on party delegates