Despite controversy over the origin of the suit asking that the sum of N1.4 billion and another $1.3 million that was recovered from former governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, be returned to the state’s treasury, a Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, summoned Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and its Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, to appear before it on April 15.

The House of Representatives yesterday, expressed angst as Chairman, Committee on Diaspora, Abike Dabiri- Erewa, read names of Nigerian students killed under mysterious circumstances in Ghana, Russia, South Africa. Malaysia and UAE and vowed to probe the killings.

WE live in a world of oddities where one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. The best time to decide whether to climb up or not is when one is yet on the ground, not after one has climbed half way. In essence, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, should by now be deciding if it is honestly prepared to conduct the 2015 general elections. We think INEC is unprepared.

Turkish Airlines, yesterday, denied carrying weapons to Nigeria after a Twitter string of leaks in a Turkish corruption scandal released a voice recording suggesting it had done so.

SENIOR media professionals have unanimously called on journalists to actively participate in the search for solutions to the multifaceted challenges holding Nigeria down.
They made the call yesterday in Lagos at the convocation ceremony of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, NIJ.