NOT too long ago, Nigerians were reminded that matters that involved the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, were family affairs.

Thirty-five women were, yesterday, disqualified by the Kano State Hisbah Board from participating in the mass wedding organised and sponsored by the state government.

A 28-year–old pastor, Chibuike Israel, yesterday, appeared before an Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, over alleged unlawful carnal knowledge and stealing.

A three-year-old boy, Victor Offiong Edem, was abducted by an unknown person at the Assemblies of God’s Church 14, Nnamdi Azikiwe Street, Calabar South during Sunday service, December 15, 2013.

The police in Lagos, yesterday, said they have arrested a 28-year-old member of a robbery gang, Nonso Egbuzobi, that killed three policemen while attempting to break into an Automated Teller Machine, ATM, of a second generation bank in Ayobo area of the state in November.

AT least two police officers were confirmed dead while several others sustained varying degrees of injury in a ghastly accident when a bus conveying 48 officers of the Police Mobile Force skidded off the road and somersaulted at Ikpayongo, Aliade Local Government Area of Benue State, yesterday.

ARGENTINE soccer legend, Diego Armando Maradona has written off Nigeria and other group opponents and tipped Albiceleste to defeat the Super Eagles in their Group F match on June 25 in Porto allegre and go on to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

LESS than a week after the Abia State government demolished a five-storey building used as a baby factory home in Aba, another uncompleted building has been demolished, this time, at Umuobia Olokoro in Umuahia South Local Government Area of the state.

One time Minister of Tourism, Ambassador Franklin Ogbuewu, said that Nigerians do not seem to understand the economic importance of tourism and culture to the country.

The Adamawa State Commissioner for Environment, Mrs. Arziki Sawa has debunked news reports that she backed away from the collective decision of the Adamawa State executive council to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

As this year’s Port Harcourt Carnival (CARNIRIV 2013) climaxes this weekend, Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has said that the event offered immense opportunities for small and medium enterprises to thrive.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, yesterday, said the House had no personal interest in taking over the legislative duties of Rivers State House of Assembly at the peak of the assembly’s crisis this year.

LAGOS — Justice Adenike Coker of an Ikeja High Court, had ordered that the Local Government Chairman of Ifako Ijaye Local Ojokoro Local Council Development Area, Adeyemi Olabinjo be arrested, for demolishing a section of Irepolodun meat market, a state abattoir and Lairage Complex at Abeokuta Road, Ojokoro, Lagos State.

Danjuma Ibrahim Yakubu, a journalist with Radio Nigeria Precious FM, in Lafia, Nassarawa State, has emerged the grand prize winner in the just concluded Red Hot Promo by Nigeria’s leading mobile Internet Company, Airtel Nigeria.

Yenagoa The Greco Roman style of wrestling concluded Wednesday night in the ongoing Governor Henry Dickson Seriake Wrestling Championship at the Indoor Sports Hall of Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenagoa lived up to its billings as it witnessed an upset in the 74kg weight class.