SECURITY situation in Ughelli, headquarters of Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, weekend, heightened, following the suspected assassination of Mr. Sherriff Emakpo, at the busy Afiesere Road Junction on the East/West Road.

National Youth Leader of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Mr. Ebikibina Miriki has challenged Northern leaders to prevail on the Boko Haram sect over their attacks, which has continued to claim lives of innocent Nigerians in the Northern part of the country.

NATIONAL Secretary of the Accord Party, Dr. Samson Isibor, has appealed against his conviction by a Benin Chief Magistrate’s Court, Edo State.

High cost of air ticket on Nigeria-South Africa route has scuttled the plans of many Nigerians resident in the country to travel home for Christmas.

There was another bomb scare in the Plateau State Capital, Monday, following the arrest of a man around the overhead bridge in Gada Biyu area for allegedly trying to blow up the bridge.

The Abia State Government has expressed its determination to reclaim and rehabilitate 20 per cent of gully erosion sites in the state in 2012.

- Christmas celebration in the university town of Nsukka in Enugu state was marred by violent clashes by rival cult groups which claimed two lives.

Some Christian clerics in Lagos have condemned the Christmas Day bomb blasts in Niger and Plateau, saying the explosions were unwarranted.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerians to remain steadfast and resolute while keeping faith with the nation in the face of daunting challenges.

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused the federal government of wasting valuable time and resources on the meaningless fuel subsidy debate while neglecting the Boko Haram crisis that has continued to consume the lives
of innocent citizens.