THREE persons have been arrested over the murder of a one-year old girl, Dada Akingboye, in Igbokoda, a riverine area of Ondo State, for alleged rituals.

Presidential candidate of the Fresh Democratic Party F.R.E.S.H in the April 2011 Presidential election, Rev Chris Okotie, who will be 53 years old tomorrow has said the suicide bombing at the Police headquarters was shocking and unprecedented.

The Anglican Bishop of Egbu Diocese, Professor Emmanuel Iheagwam, has appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to quickly initiate the process of drastically slashing the jumbo salaries and allowances of elected and appointed public office holders in the country, in line with the realities of the time.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for partnership among developed and emerging economies to address the energy crisis impeding the growth and development of African nations.

Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Okocha has raised fears that the current battle for the control of the Nigeria Football Federation might scuttle the dream of the senior national team to qualify for the 2012 African Cup of Nations.

THE Omadino community in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, has threatened to drag the Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, to court over what it termed the fraudulent and unlawful sale of OML 42 oil block without the community’s consent to NESTOIL.

THE April general elections are over and encomiums have not ceased to come the way of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ably led by the indefatigable Professor Attahiru Jega.

Few days to the sixth FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany, some Nigerians in Berlin said they were confident the Super Falcons would qualify for the second round of the competition.

Ekiti State Government yesterday vowed to prosecute those it said mismanaged the state funds running into billions of Naira during the three and half year rule of Engr Segun Oni as governor.

THE National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, yesterday challenged all the 774 local government councils in Nigeria to be more committed to disaster management in their areas to reduce losses and scale of destruction.

National U 23 coach, Austin Eguavoen has said he bore no pressure ahead of the 2011 All Africa Games qualifier against Ghana, boasting that the Nigerian team have enough fire power to silence their opponents in Benin this weekend.

THE Federal Ministry of Health has established four national centres, including the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Abakaliki, where analysis, control, and prevention of sickle cell disease would be given due attention in the South-South and South-East geopolitical zones.

NATIONAL Union of Electricity Employees of Nigeria, NUEE, Edo/Delta States zone, yesterday, warned that its members nation- wide would resist the appointment of Prof. Bath Nnaji to head the power sector.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan and service chiefs were, yesterday, locked in a closed door meeting that lasted for many hours in Aso Rock over last Thursday’s bomb blast at the Police Force headquarters.

A warri-BASED lawyer, Dr Akpo Mudiaga-Odje, yesterday, said the newly elected Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Mr Victor Ochei, remains in office by law, contrary to speculations on his status, following a recent Court of Appeal judgment which voided his election into the state House of Assembly between 2007 and 2011.