Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo, yesterady, in Benin appealed to the Federal Government to connect the South South states with railway lines.

Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia has assured traditional rulers in the state that his administration will fulfill its campaign promise of car gift to them.

Mr Stephen Frahm, Consular Chief of the U.S Embassy, Wednesday, in Abuja advised Nigerians wishing to travel to that country to apply for visas at least a year ahead of time

Bauchi State Governor Isa Yuguda has reiterated his determination to ensure adequate security of life and property of citizens.

Four staff of First Bank of Nigeria Plc, have been arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Calabar, Cross River State, over alleged illegal withdrawals from the account of a customer, one Chibuike Nwogu.

The Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigerian, CPN, yesterday, in Abuja, formally presented the scale of professional charges for IT services to the Information Technology professionals at the ongoing IT Professional Assembly/Annual General Meeting.

National Examinations Council, NECO, has ordered 2,000 biometric verification machines for its examinations to curb examination malpractices in the country.

The 17th Nigeria National Sports Festival holding in Port Harcourt may suffer its first major set back this Friday as match officials for the games football event have threatened to down tools if their entitlements are not paid.

CHAIRMAN, Presidential committee on public awareness on security and civic responsibilities, Dr. Abdullateef Adegbite, yesterday assured that his committee would ensure full implementation of its reports to the Presidency, saying the present committee was distinct to other committees earlier set up in the country.

IT emerged, yesterday, that powerful political and economic interest groups have mounted pressure to stop the re-emergence of erstwhile Finance Minister and current Managing Director of the World Bank, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in the emerging federal cabinet.

Fears of a possible rift between President Goodluck Jonathan and elder-statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, were being expressed yesterday, following the seeming rejection of Clark’s nominee to represent the South-South geopolitical zone in the federal cabinet.

Against the backdrop of bomb explosions in the country by Boko Haram members, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General Azubuike Ihejirika, has warned Nigerians to beware of gift items they receive during special or auspicious occasions as this could be avenues for terrorists to perpetrate their dastardly acts.

An Ikeja Magistrate Court, Lagos, yesterday, granted bail to the detained 32-year-old, Army Lance Corporal, Sunday Ayodeji, who was recently dismissed from service for alleged violation of the Bus Rapid Transit, BRT laws and engaging in civil disorder.

FOLLOWING the submission of the names of two of its members as ministerial- nominees to the Senate for screening, the National Working Committee, NWC of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday went into marathon meetings to take very decisive decisions.

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mrs. Farida Waziri, said, yesterday, that some corrupt people being investigated by the anti-graft agency had resorted to diabolical means to get her out of the way.