At two of the Federal Government Colleges , Warri and Otu-Jeremi arms collection centres, yesterday, the security agents manning the centres sat doing nothing, as there was no militant willing to surrender his arms. The third arms collection centre in the state is at the Warri North Local Government Council secretariat.

Also, the Kaduna state Secretary of CAN and Publicity Secretary of Northern CAN, Rev. Joseph Hayab, in his own contribution said that Christians already have their own internal mechanism to regulate their own preachers.
Hayab said that no Catholic, Anglican or Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) can preach the gospel without being licensed to do so, adding that this was the situation in other churches.

Speaking at the unveiling of the houses known as DHQ quarters, Dike noted that the acute accommodation problems experienced by officers and men of the armed forces in Abuja, a situation that led to two or three families sharing one apartment with its attendant consequences, motivated him to embark on the project.

“The allegation that Alhaji Dokubo- Asari is planning a secession as declared by the so-called General Adekunle is laugable and puerile and we take it as a statement from a drunk and demented individual needing urgent pyscho -spiritual check up

The respondent in the case at the Appeal Court, Ikechi Okoro who was the claimant at the trial court had secured judgement against the appellants where the trial court enter a final judgement in his favour on the ground that the appellants have no defence to the claim for the amount claimed in the writ filed by the claimant.

The Police Service Commission has denied allegations of fraud in the recent recruitment of Cadet ASPs and Inspectors recently released and assured that the commission upheld its avowed commitment to due process, justice and equity in its dealings. A release signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Mrs. E.B.P. Emuren stated that the compilation of the list of successful candidates was carried out diligently and with sense of responsibility.

He spoke as President Yar’Adua declared that those expecting the development of the region to be carried overnight should have a rethink saying that “development in the region will be rapid but it will not be over night because it takes time.

The police in Abuja told journalists that Aregbesola was arrested in the Egbeda, Lagos home of the politician. This, police said, came after three days of trailing Aregbesola, following a court ruling that the Police had the right to arrest him for interrogation.

Reports came yesterday that by today, over 220 illegal immigrants in Libya mostly Nigerians may be executed. It said that out of this number, 30 were allegedly executed in the early hours of Thursday in the prison yard in Tripoli, the Libyan capital.

A notable society lady who died of cancer sometime ago perhaps would have lived longer if her man had stuck with her during the grey days. But he did not. Immediately she took ill and the doctors confirmed her illness, the man packed his suitcases and left.