The Court of Appeal sitting in Makurdi, weekend, rejected the ruling of the Benue State Legislative Houses’ Election Petitions Tribunal which upheld the election of Mr. Hassan Saleh of PDP, representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, directing that a new panel be set up to hear the case afresh on its merit.

The Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr. Samuel Ukura, has clarified reports in the media concerning the non-submission of audited accounts by some government agencies, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, among others, to his office.

Chairman of Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP, Alhaji Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa, weekend, attacked President Goodluck Jonathan over his support and approval of decisions taken by ECOWAS leaders at their last summit in Abuja, including removal of Nigeria’s slot as Commissioner in charge of finance and administration.

ANAMBRA State Government has spent N23.3 billion on payment of arrears of pensions and gratuities of retired local government workers in the state.

The people of Nkwelle Ezunaka in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State have faulted the statement by the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe that the controversial Trans Nkisi layout in the area belongs to Onitsha.

A Lagos-based non-governmental organisation coordinated by an alumnus of University of Jos has donated relief materials to the institution in aid of victims of the Jos crises.

Delta State High Court sitting in Ughelli has vacated the injunction restraining Mr. Efa Igberedjor, the Otota (spokesman) of Uwheru Kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state, from installing Mr. Agovwe Ofugbeya as the Odion (King) of the kingdom.

THE Senate has summoned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator Bala Mohammed and the Director General of Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, Engr. Emeka Eze, to appear before it and explain why two road projects were awarded to foreign companies in euros.