The unending traffic gridlock along Oshodi Apapa Expressway, especially at Mile 2 axis, will linger for a while, as Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, have threatened to withdraw their services if they were forced out of the road.

IN line with efforts to address the growing problem of maternal mortality and morbidity arising from adverse maternal and foetal effects of micronutrient deficiency in pregnant women in Nigeria, pregnant women and all women of reproductive age have been urged to ensure adequate intake of nutrients that will guarantee their optimal health and that of their babies.

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, has disclosed that nine state governments received a total sum of N8.22 trillion accrued from oil and gas revenue from the federation account between 2009 and 2011.

AKURE — AUTHORITIES of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, RUGIPO, Owo, Ondo State yesterday ordered closure of the school for two weeks following students protests over hike in school fees.

Brazil’s poster boy, Neymar, is out of the World Cup. The World Cup would not be the same again. And so, victory nearly turned to defeat. Agony. Pain. Many Brazilians cry as the news hit them.

LAGOS—THE Synod of the West of The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, PCN, has warned against the politicization of the abduction of the Chibok school girls in Borno State, by the terror sect, Boko Haram.

With 63 million Nigerians lacking access to improved water supply, Nigeria may not meet the Millennium Development Goal, MDG, target for water and sanitation including other health related goals.

According to reports, Nigeria ranks among the 10 countries that are home to almost two-thirds of the global population without access to improved drinking water sources.

I am a student of politics. However, I hate politics. It is ungodly, it is false, and it is practiced with deceit. You cannot be a successful politician and, at the same time, be committed to the truth. Therefore, my interest in politics does not go beyond the academic. I write about politics primarily to expose the deceit of politicians. I could never be a politician. Neither can I ever be interested in occupying a political office.

THE planned showdown between southern and northern delegates at the ongoing National Conference over reshaping the power configuration in the country, turned into an anti-climax, yesterday, after conference chairman, Justice Idris Kutigi ruled against reversion of positions adopted last week.

IBADAN—The hope of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State to clinch the popular votes of electorate in the 2015 election grew dimmer yesterday as another senator dumped the party for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

ADO EKITI—Ekiti state governor-elect, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has pledged to partner with traditional rulers for the development of the state, saying his programmes and policies will benefit all, irrespective of religion or party affiliation.

LAGOS—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, adjourned till July 11, to rule on the no-case submission by the defence, in the trial of Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, charged with money laundering.

By NWABUEZE OKONKWO, Onitsha THE trustees of three transport groups which identified themselves as General Goods Transporters Association of Nigeria, GGTAN, Nigeria Lorry Drivers Association, NILODA and Heavy Duty Truck Drivers Association, HDTDA have threatened to embark on a violent demonstration and withdraw their transport services from all the routes in various parts of Imo […]

ABEOKUTA—Ogun State students in different higher institutions across the country under the aegis of National Association of Ogun State Students, NAOSS, yesterday, protested alleged non-payment of outstanding bursary.

OSOGBO—The prime suspect in the June 15, 2007 car bomb that exploded inside a Peugeot 505 saloon car at the Ministry of Water Resources, Abere,Osun State, Richard Abayomi Adesanmi, has admitted that he was lodged at the State Government House, Osogbo, instead of prison custody by the ousted administration of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.