Following last Sunday’s downpour in Lagos, seven additional bodies were yesterday recovered in a canal around Aboru in Iyana-Ipaja area of the state even as President Goodluck Jonathan has called for comprehensive review of the Erosion and Flood Control Policy in view of the increasing incidents of flood across the country especially in Lagos State.

THE announcement of Senator Joy Ifeyinwa Emodi as the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters came as a relief and source of delight and satisfaction to the numerous well wishers and admirers of this outstanding politician.

MORE victims of Sunday’s heavy downpour that wreaked havoc in parts of the country, have been uncovered in Okesa area of Ilesa, Osun State, as corpses of two brothers have been recovered from a building that collapsed during the rain.

HOW will the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria to limit amounts that could be spent on cash transactions affect the governments? The attention of the CBN has so far been on individuals and corporate organisations.

Following the lingering crisis in Ogbunka and Owerre-Ezukala in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, the senator representing Anambra South senatorial district, Senator Andy Uba, has appealed to the warring factions to embrace peace.

Lagos State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of Mr. Taofik Tijani as Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, a new ministry created by Governor Babatunde Fashola to cater for the power needs of the state.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb Olugbenga Ashiru, said yesterday that foreign service posting would now be based on merit and not seniority.

AS part of efforts to rid the entire nation of fake and adulterated drugs, the National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, said yesterday that it had concluded plans to establish desk offices in all the 774 local governments areas of the country.

THE peaceful handover of leadership baton that took place at the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP last Monday was an unusual event in the twelve year history of the nation’s ruling party. None of the previous national chairmen ever handed over peacefully. One, Vin Ogbulafor was shepherded from office to face court trial, another Audu Ogbeh was intimidated out of office. The immediate past substantive national chairman, Dr. Okwesileze Nwodo was made a national spectacle. Nwodo indeed had the rug pulled out from under his feet on national television while presiding over the party’s last national convention.

NO fewer than 10 people sustained injuries yesterday at the famous New Market Road, Onitsha, as some people who claimed to be members of a task force against street trading clashed with traders selling rugs and carpets.