GOVERNOR of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio, has urged Muslims to learn from the virtues of the lessons and teachings of the life of the Holy Prophet and eschew from their lives everything that is against the path of peace as reflected in Islam.

The members of Imo State House of Assembly have expressed concern over what they described as the growing menace of Hausa-Fulani herdsmen in the state.

Lagos State Government, yesterday, said the headquarters of The Lord’s Chosen and Charismatic Revival Church, in Ijesha, on Oshodi Apapa Expressway, was able to hold Sunday worship and other activities because of a moratorium granted the church for special programmes.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it has arrested a 39-year-old man, who imported 7.45kg of cocaine valued at N82 million.

ELDER STATESMAN and stalwart of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has urged the Igbo and Yoruba ethnic nationalities to join forces and develop the country, arguing that recurring mistrust between them has stunted Nigeria’s socio-economic development.

Embattled former Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Federation, Taiwo Ogunjobi has dismissed the ban slapped on him by the NFF.

Two former military Heads of State, Generals Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, were among prominent Nigerians who felicitated with Muslim faithful as they celebrated the Eid-el- Kabir festival, yesterday.

SENIOR Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies, SSAEAC, has dismissed government claims that most of the workers of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, have been paid their terminal benefits ahead of hand-over to new owners, saying only a few workers had been paid.

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has said next month’s friendly against Italy could stress his team because of the timing.

By Emma Amaize & Godwin Oghre MOSOGAR—THE prominent Omene family in Mosogor, Delta State, has been divided along party lines by the just concluded by-election in Delta Central senatorial district. Dr. Wilson Omene, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain and former local government chairman, has, meanwhile, denied claims that the election, won by PDP’s Chief Emmanuel […]