FORMER Vice Chancellor of Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka, Professor John Okpako Enaohwo, who was abducted last Wednesday by gunmen that demanded N10 million ransom, has been released, but he has opted to keep sealed lip on his ordeal.

Chief Harry Akande is a founding member of All Nigeria’s Peoples Party, (ANPP). He was also former Chairman, Board of Trustees, BOT of the party. A one time presidential aspirant, Chief Akande who is seeking to become the party’s national chairman believes that ruling Peoples Democratic Party PDP has over the years not only poached on ANPP but polarised the party, hence his desire to restore it to its past glory.

Olusegun Aganga, the Minister of Finance, has appealed to stakeholders in the construction, entertainment and ICT industries in the country to make meaningful contributions toward enhancing the growth of the nation’s economy.

The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Thursday said local demand for natural gas was expected to reach 1,140 million cu metres per day by December.

There are indications that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has rejected the request that the capital base of primary mortgage institutions (PMIs) be pegged at N3 billion.