All Progressives Congress, APC, and its candidate in the October 12, 2013, bye-election in Delta Central senatorial district, Mr Oghenetega Emerhor, have said they intended to challenge, at the high court, the qualification of Chief Emmanuel Aguariavwodo to contest the election.

GOVERNOR Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, yesterday, described the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Joseph Mbu as “ a known politician of the PDP,” noting that he was among those that wanted to stop the state lawmakers from performing their legislative functions in the state.

The Federal Government, yesterday, debunked the news making the rounds that it had banned the importation of frozen fish into the country, describing the allegation as false.

Lagos state House of Assembly, yesterday, placed a bounty of N1.25 million to unravel the perpetrators of the brutalisation of two women in Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, LCDA, last year.

No fewer than 15 people were burnt to death when a tanker laden with petrol fell and went up in flames Tuesday night. The inferno lasted till yesterday morning, at the Berger Suya junction, Apapa, Lagos.

Bayelsa State Government,yesterday, accused Rivers State governor, Mr Rotimi Amaechi of distortion of facts on Soku oil wells and blackmailing of President Goodluck Jonathan over the wells.

THE University town of Ekpoma, in Edo State was thrown into mourning yesterday, when the wife of the former registrar of the Ambrose Alli Unversity, Mrs. Kate Edokpayi, was found dead after committing suicide.

Although the six-month strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, was called off on December 16, 2013, academic activities have only just begun in earnest in universities across the country.

Many candidates registering for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, were shocked when they were given the choice to pick only one university of their choice, contrary to the traditional first and second choice options of universities and/or polytechnics. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, responsible for the UTME, in a new policy has made it compulsory for candidates to pick one university, one polytechnic, one college of education and one innovative enterprise institute (IEI) when registering for their exams.

TWO female undergraduate siblings have been burnt to death following a midnight inferno that razed their hostel in Agbor, Delta State, Tuesday.
The two girls were students of College of Education, Agbor and were among those living in a private hostel adjacent the college.