The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, sacked the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Umeh from office and directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to forthwith, recognise Chief Maxi Okwu as the chairman of the party.

A suspected drug syndicate has abandoned 9.270kg of heroin originating from Pakistan at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday, said that the unity of Nigeria was not negotiable, as he commended the Nigerian Armed Forces for their defence of the country’s democracy.

A major defection has occured in Ogbona, home town of the chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State, Chief Dan Orbih, as the only PDP councillor in Orbih’s ward 4, Etsako Central Local Government Area, Mr Peter Akhughe and over 100 of his supporters, have dumped the PDP for All Progressives Congress, APC.

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“The Nwabueze-led group has clearly gone beyond the bounds of decency and decorum by fabricating a report purely from their own imagination and leveling such scathing criticisms against it with a view to discrediting the real report, which it has obviously not yet seen…I can say very emphatically, however, that the…allegations are false. They are wild, mendacious, obfuscatory and ill-intentioned…” Dr. Femi Okurounmu, Chairman, (defunct) Presidential Advisory Committee on National Dialogue.

WITH the latest nomination for two Golden Globes; best actor in a motion picture for 12 Years a slave and best actor in a mini-series for BBC drama, Dancing on the Edge, British born 36-year-old Nigerian actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor appears to be on his way to joining Hollywood elites.

BUSINESS activities were disrupted, yesterday, in the commercial city of Onitsha following violent protests by hundreds of youths over the killing of a staff of the Anambra State Transport Agency, ASTA, by an articulated truck driver.

How can you prevent kidney disease? This is one question making the rounds following the 1st successful kidney transplant surgery at the Delta State University Teaching Hospital, DELSUTH, Oghara, Delta State.

THE revocation of right of occupancyand compensation therein in pursuance to section 28 and 38 of the Land Use Act No. 6 of 1978 put the record straight for Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State. On the 24th December, 2013 Governor Oshiomhole gave a notice in exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 28(1) and 38 of the Land Use Act, 1978 and by virtue of all other laws enabling him as Governor of the State to revoke the Right of Occupancy granted in respect of all the parcel of land on the Right of Way(ROW), from Okpekpe to Okpella in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State containing an area of approximately 73.750 hectres (182.236 Acres)440,718.583 metres.

An Abuja Magistrates’ court, yesterday, ordered that a 19-year-old boy, Isaiah Sunday, be flogged 12 strokes of the cane for theft.
The Senior Magistrate, Shafa Aliyu, ordered that the convict be flogged after he pleaded guilty on a one-count charge of stealing.

“I define tenacity of office as a political Monstrosity whose characteristics are an Inordinate and shameless love of power

The absence of two prosecution witnesses at a Federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday, stalled the trial of a Chinese, Hong Dong Shen, charged with the forgery of Mama Gold Rice brand.
The accused is standing trial on a four-count charge bordering on forgery, fraud, unlawful possession and stealing.
When the case was mentioned, the prosecutor, Mr Daniel Apochi, informed the court that the prosecution witnesses were absent in court, recalling that they were informed of the case.

Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, is inviting applications to its 5th post-graduate scholarship scheme for 2014. Applicants between ages 21 – 28 who have obtained a university degree at Second Class Upper Division and display intellectual ability and leadership potential are qualified to apply. The scheme is aimed at providing opportunities for graduates from Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta states to study courses relevant to the oil and gas industry, including engineering and geosciences.

The ISHIAGU Enyigba community in Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has raised an alarm over an alleged undue exploitation of its natural resources by companies and individuals who are operating in the area.
The community which is blessed with diverse natural deposits such as lead, zinc, salt and limestone had made the area an investment haven for companies desirous of exploiting these God-given resources