THE Senate, yesterday, rejected the nomination of former Minister of Water Resources, Dr. Obadiah Ando, just as it confirmed former Head of Service, Ms Ama Pepple from Rivers State as minister.

My father was, however, not a uniform wearing police officer or, rather he did wear the police uniform for a relatively short period. Most times he wore uniform but only to be photographed on attainment of a new rank. In the three decades or so he spent in the Force he worked in the inner sanctum of the investigative arm of the Nigeria Police at Alagbon Close in Ikoyi, Lagos.

THE Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni (rtd) yesterday gave an insight into the emergence of the deadly Islamic sect, Boko Haram, saying that the group used to function as a political thuggery cell to a former governor of Borno State.

The Nigerian contingent to the 5th World Military Games flew out of the country for Rio de Janeiro , Brazil last night.

In its determination to force the public and private sectors to implement the new national minimum wage law, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday, extended its ultimatum to the federal, state and local governments by one week.