ABUJA—Federal Government has summoned foreign ambassadors and high commissioners in Nigeria to seek their countries’ supports for Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in her quest to assume office as World Bank president.

ACTIVITIES were grounded at the Federal Psychiatric Hospital, Uselu, Benin City, yesterday, when workers of the hospital and members of the host community, embarked on a peaceful protest, rejecting the purported appointment of Dr. Osasu Olotu, as the new Chief Medical Director, CMD, of the hospital by the Federal Government.

The immediate past Governor of Kebbi State, Saidu Dakingari who flew the flag of the PDP easily wins back his seat after the mysterious surrender of the strong opposition parties.

THE over 3,000 chairmanship and councillorship aspirants for the local government election in Anambra State, yesterday urged the National Assembly to pass a motion directing the Federal Ministry of Finance to withhold funds due to the 21 local government areas in the state, until council polls were conducted and winners sworn-in.

Nigerian’s first professor of statistics, Prof. James Adichie, yesterday described Sovereign National Conference as the only way unity of the country could be fortified.