Nigerians were recently, thrown into the periodic panic buying of petroleum products owing to the disruption in the supply chain.

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has again confirmed through its promotion of the Advance Automatic Finger Identification System, AAFIS, that things are wrong with its operations. INEC states that more than four million fake names have been taken out of the voters’ roll.

President Goodluck Jonathan and Chief Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo, have been commended for the successful flag-off of Nigeria’s first Maritime University in Okerenkoko, Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State.

Oyo State Police Commissioner, Mr. Mohammed Indabawa said yesterday that the prime suspect in the Soka kidnappers’ den in Ibadan was yet to be arrested.

Alot is reported about Nigeria in the news every day. However, much of this is bad. Nigerians are people the world seems to love to hate. When you read about Nigeria, corruption is often the preferred topic. Then there are the kidnappings and the Boko Haram terrorism.

The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has expressed sadness over the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, and called on the Federal Government to live up to its promise to ensure the girls are rescued.

LAGOS— A middle aged Customs officer simply identified as Mr. Nwaeze attached to the Customs unit at Mosafejo Aradagun has allegedly beaten and battered his salesgirl.

Nigeria lost N1.292 trillion in one year, as the country’s crude oil earnings dipped by 15.92 per cent to N6.825 trillion in 2013.

ABUJA—AS delegates begin debates tomorrow on the reports of the 20 committees, the Yoruba ethnic nationality has said they will not accept anything short of regional autonomy, just as they calls for the establishment of Regional Police.

OSOGBO—Governorship candidate of the main opposition party in Osun State, the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Senator Iyiola Omisore, yesterday asked Governor Rauf Aregbesola to stop blackmailing and defaming his character.