ONE of the heroes of the 1980 African Cup of Nations which Nigeria hosted and won, Charles Bassey(MON), launched into proverbs yesterday to drive home his points to save the job of under-fire Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia.

Nigeria may opt for a foreign coach to handle the Eagles, it emerged yesterday. And in that case, former captain of the team, Stephen Keshi may be appointed the Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation.

Labour Party’s governorship candidate in the last elections in Abia State, Chief Stanley Ohajuruka, has asked the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on all federal and state roads in the state, saying this remained the only way the people would feel a sense of belonging in the Nigerian federation.

NIGERIANS are full of expectations over what the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA, will do to check the prevalent cases of oil spills across the oil exploration belt. Its task seems simple — compel oil companies to consider the effect of their operations on their host communities.

FAMILIES and relatives of the six policemen who recently died on duty in Akwa Ibom State have been rewarded with N1 million each by the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio.

Lagos State Government has said it planned to build traffic safety laboratories across primary and secondary schools in the state aimed at enhancing knowledge of pupils on traffic rules and regulations.

The death toll in the flood disaster currently rocking Okwuamarihe and Amanachi communities in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State has risen to 10.

A Yaba Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, yesterday, refused to take the plea of 45-year-old Alfa Sadu, who was arraigned over the murder of a 26-year-old graduate, Michael Adigun.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said yesterday that popular actor and comedian, Mr Babatunde Omidina, a.k.a. Baba Suwe who was arrested last Wednesday for allegedly ingesting cocaine in his system would remain in its custody and would continue to observe him even after he had reportedly made his third excretion on Monday night with no traces of drug found in it.

Members of the House of Representatives yesterday condemned the withdrawal of some agencies, especially the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, the Standard Organization of Nigeria, SON, and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, from the nation’s ports, saying the action of government was inimical to the health of the nation.