Bauchi – Bauchi State government has assured that adequate measures would be put in place to ensure safety of the 1,350 corps members newly posted to the state in view of the security challenges in the area, warning that it would hold leaders accountable for any breakdown of law and order in their communities.

…Says Jonathan is pampering corruption
Former member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dino Melaye, is one whose voice or person cannot be hidden on any major issue. So, given his frontal role in affairs of the House of Representatives in the last assembly where he played diametrically opposite roles with Rep. Farouk Lawan, he became a subject of interest in reviewing the still unfolding $3 million bribe scandal. Melaye also spoke on the spectre of corruption in the country among other issues. Excerpts:

Onitsha—THE National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday sealed off a bakery in Nnewi, Anambra State, for using potassium bromate and Saccharine in bread production.

THE House of Representatives, yesterday, queried the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Jonah Otunla and Director-General of the Budget Office, Dr Bright Okogwu, over the snail-like pace of implementation of the 2012 budget.

Bauchi—The Chairman of Bauchi State Primary Health Care Agency, PHCA, Dr. Nisser Umar, yesterday described family planning as one the best ways to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity in the country.