AHEAD the April 12 local government elections in Edo State, the Benin monarch, Oba Erediauwa, has urged chairmanship and councillorship candidates to go about their campaigns peacefully in order to sustain the prevailing peace in the state.

It is indeed a cruel twist of irony that while on my way to return to base after an exceedingly successful US trade delegation on infrastructure to Nigeria March 11 – 15, that my attention was drawn to reports in our media of the possible souring of relations between Nigeria and America because of the above two issues.

In furtherance of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s cashless policy, Verve card will now be accepted in several countries in Europe and America.

Wema Bank Plc, said it will complete a 35 billion naira ($220 mn) private share placement to strategic investors by the end of April and apply to become a national bank again.

COMPTROLLER- GENERAL of Nigerian Prison Service, NPS, Mr. Zakari Ibrahim, has absolved officials of the service in Warri, Delta State, of culpability in last Wednesday’s ambush of an escort team by a kidnap gang. Three warders were shot dead and two suspected kidnappers reportedly snatched in the daylight attack.

Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has urged Rivers State governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, not to stop standing up and fighting for the people as the Guild will also stand by him for standing with the masses.

An undisclosed sum of money released by the United Nations, UN, to Delta State, one of the states devastated by flood last year, is trapped and might not get to the beneficiaries, as the six-months set out for the spending of the fund, will soon expire.

Nuclear-armed North Korea has a ballistic missile that could hit the United States, the leading lawmaker on the US House of Representatives intelligence committee warned Sunday.

Frank Lampard scored the 200th goal of his illustrious Chelsea career on Sunday as the England midfielder once again tormented his former club West Ham.

No fewer than 75 passengers of Arik airline were on Sunday stranded at the IIorin International Airport following non-availability of an aircraft to convey them to Abuja.