The rising tension in the riverside community of Peremabiri in the Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State over the deployment of gunboats and the alleged cases of harassment by soldiers took a new twist, Tuesday as the community sent a petition to the President and the National Security Adviser warning of the deteriorating security situation in the area.

Ten female undergraduates were on Monday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for habouring and practicing prostitution.

THE World Health Organisation, WHO, and other international agencies have concluded plans to certify Nigerian Pharmacuetical manufacturers so that it can embrace global standards and best practices.

A powerful explosion killed two people and left several injured in the Turkish capital Ankara Tuesday, NTV television reported.

THE Federal Government yesterday said it is ready to give priority to teachers’ education with a view to improving the quality of education in the country, even as the National Teachers Institute, NTI, has trained 13,302 teachers in Bauchi State in the last four years.

Maj.-Gen. Oluwaseun Oshinowo, the new Commander of the military Special Task Force, STF, maintaining security in Plateau, on Monday in Jos vowed to ensure the return of peace to the troubled state.

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, yesterday, insisted that the root cause for the Boko Haram menace was the inability of the judiciary to provide authentic, credible and realistic justice to Nigerians.

The Central Bank of Nigeria monetary policy committee yesterday raised its benchmark interest rate for the fifth time this year to 9.25 per cent, up from 8.75 per cent. Central Bank Governor, Lamido Sanusi, said the decision to further tighten monetary policy was to tackle future upward inflationary pressures, including high government spending and borrowing, implementation of a new minimum wage and likely removal of fuel subsidies.

Asset Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, yesterday, said it will exit its stake in the three recently acquired bridge banks in two years time, just as 21 firms have indicated interest to acquire stake in the banks.

The crisis arising from implementation of the new national minimum wage in the states is set to spread to Benue State tomorrow where government workers have been told to commence an indefinite strike.

Sports Minister, Yussuf Suleiman has given his consent to hire ex-international, Innocent Egbunike on a long term contract that would see him revive and rekindle Nigeria’s athletic prowess of old.

TEAM Nigeria finished third in the overall medal position of the 10th All Africa Games with a great lesson that may turn the table in their favour in subsequent Games.

Nigeria’s Eagles are not only good for Nations Cup qualification ticket but also good enough to have a great shot at the diadem during the finals in Equitorial Guniea and Gabon next year.

The Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi yesterday dismissed the petition filed by the defeated Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, gubernatorial candidate at the last general election, Prof. Steve Ugbah, challenging the election of Governor Gabriel Suswam of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.