Lack of improved toilets in households and public places in Mubi-North Local Government Area of Adamawa State is a major threat to public health in the area, an environmentalist, Mr. Jika Hayatu, has said.

The drive to better the lot of the masses has been the propelling force in most of the industrial actions by organised labour, Chairman of Bauchi State Council of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Hashim Gital, has declared.

Thousands of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, faithful in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, weekend, reaffirmed their support for the re-election bid of erstwhile Governor of the state, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan.

UNITED Nations Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM, has provided five cassava mills to five local government areas in Kogi State.

THE Bini monarch, Oba Erediauwa and the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, weekend, urged parents to encourage inter-ethnic marriages in the country, saying that it will help in sustaining unity, because of the number of different ethnic groups in the country.

SECRETARY to the Edo State Government, Mr. Pally Iriase, has lamented the deplorable state of federal roads in the state. He has, therefore, charged the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, and other agencies responsible for the maintenance of the roads to live up to their responsibilities.

Theresa Ibori, the former First Lady of Delta State, is to spend the next 5 years in London jail .

International Oil Companies, IOCs operating in Nigeria have raised alarm over the drop in drilling activities in the country, which may affect crude oil reserves addition in the future.

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, has said only assurances on security of demand and security of investments can guarantee sustainable supply for growing global energy needs.

Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, estimates that about $500billion more would be required for new discoveries and fields’ development in the deep water, in addition to the $30billion already spent over the past decade.