The declining trend on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) was halted, Tuesday, as the value of listed equities, driven by gains on the share prices of major blue chips companies, appreciated by N36.52 billion.

As the country goes to the polls on Saturday to elect Senators and members of the House of Representatives, the Nigeria Police have warned politicians and candidates in the elections not to induce the police by bribing them as the law will catch up with any person that attempts it.

TWO presidential candidates in next month elections, Professor Pat Utomi of the Social Democratic Mega Party, SDMP and Professor Peter Nwangwu of African Democratic Congress, ADC, have withdrawn from the presidential race.

A Federal High Court in Ibadan has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to pay damages of N10million to the former Ekiti State governor, Mr Ayo Fayose for sealing off his residence in Ibadan.

The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has raised an alarm over what the party described “as the unwarranted violent attacks on its members by the supporters of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.”
The party lamented that the ugly incident was comming few days after all the main parties in the state signed an undertaking at the State Security Service, SSS, office in Abuja to maintain peace in the state during and after the forthcoming elections.