A member of the House of Representatives, Committee on Power, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has urged the ministry of power and the new management of all Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, to promote and patronise locally manufactured meters as part of efforts to drive economic growth.

The Yoruba-speaking people in Okunland of Kogi State have resolved to press for the re-adjustment the state borders at the forthcoming National Conference to enable them join their kith and kin in the South West zone.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking to profit to the maximum from Ukraine’s turmoil by implementing the de-facto annexation of Crimea at high speed to wrong foot an indecisive West, analysts said.

President Goodluck Jonathan has declared that he does not own any bank account or property outside the shores of Nigeria

US President Barack Obama on Thursday said he was powerless to stop mass expulsions of illegal immigrants, which prompted one Latino advocacy group to brand him “deporter in chief.”