A group, the De-fence for Yoruba People’s Rights, in Ondo State yesterday asked the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Abubakar to intervene in the investigation of the murder of a police Inspector, Adelakun Lawal in Ondo town by an Assistant Superintendent of Police.

When Sani Tella, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, attached to the Ebonyi State Police Command, gave free rein to his anger by beating up Dr. Okafor Chukwujiekwu of the Obstetrics and Gynaecologist Department of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, FETHA, he probably did not bargain for the storm his action would engender.

Africa Development Bank, AfDB, yesterday approved N47 billion loan for Nigeria to finance the transport sector and governance reform programme.

NO fewer than 4,3945,651 children below the age of five will be immunized during the National Immunization Plus Days, NIPDs, in Lagos State, beginning tomorrow through March 5th, 2013.

Federal Government has bowed to pressure from the National Assembly to sack the controversial chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, from the public service of Nigeria following his refusal to appear before the lawmakers after several invitations.

PORT HARCOURT – EX-militant commanders in the Niger Delta region have warned hoodlums to desist from further acts of kidnapping in the region.

Four persons were yesterday burnt to death following an auto crash in Makurdi.

Emma Anosike represented Anambra North in the senate between 2003 and 2005 and before then, was a member of the House of Representatives. In the 2003 governorship election he was running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate, Prof. Charles Soludo. In this interview, Anosike, who is one of the governorship aspirants in the PDP asserts that though many people have indicated interest in the race, the election will not be a do or die affair so long as a brother of his from Anambra North emerges governor. Excerpts.

Rivers State Governor, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, has assured of security in the state, saying he was on oath to secure lives and property of people of the state.

Nigerians are currently generating over 6,000 Mega Watts of electricity through the use of generators in their homes, corporate offices and industrial places, far more than what the Federal Government is producing through the power stations across the country, Professor Rahaman Bello, Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, UNILAG, has said.