The House of Representatives Joint Committees on Petroleum (Upstream and Downstream) and Gas Resources on Wednesday summoned the Petroleum Minister, Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke over a looming crisis in the sector.

DEPUTY Senate President, Ike Ekewremadu, has said that all bills on justice sector reform pending before the National Assembly would be given accelerated attention.
He also tasked the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, to actively support the judiciary in its war against corruption in the sector.

THE House of Representatives yesterday started moves to amend Section 9 of the 1999 constitution to provide for referendum in the enactment or alteration of a new constitution for Nigeria.

Mr. Ahmed Raji, SAN, has said that the rise in acts of terrorism in Nigeria cannot be attributed to defects in the laws of the country.

In a paper he delivered at the just concluded annual general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, in Owerri, he said that the Terrorism Prevention Act, TPA, which according to him was Nigeria’s principal tool in prosecuting terrorism emphasizes respect for the fundamental rights of suspects or accused persons.

The police said 15 bodies had been recovered from the scene of the bomb blast at the Federal College of Education, Kano, on Wednesday.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday fixed Nov. 29 and Dec. 6 for its Governorship and Presidential Primaries respectively, ahead of the 2015 general elections.

Scottish independence referendum activists hit the misty streets of Aberdeen on Wednesday on the final day of campaigning, setting up rival tents and stalls on the corner of Union Street and trying to engage with passing shoppers.

Malik Akanni, a sports analyst on Wednesday urged the Super Eagles to change its tactics if it was to qualify for the 2015 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco.

The Defence Headquarters says troops on Wednesday morning successfully crushed another attempt by terrorists on a revenge mission to Konduga, Borno after 12 hours of fighting in the community.

Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, Chairman, Board of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), has assured Nigerians that transforming railway system was President Goodluk Jonathan’s topmost priority.

John Mikel Obi will be backing his team mates at Chelsea to get all the three points when Schalke 04 with Chinedu Obasi visit the Stamford Bridge tonight.

Engineers in Nigeria’s financial capital, Lagos, on Wednesday ordered urgent structural tests to be carried out at a popular preacher’s church after 70 people were killed in a building collapse.

At least 13 people were killed and 34 injured on Wednesday as a gunbattle broke out between police and suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers in Nigeria’s second city of Kano, police said.

ONE of the major pro- Jonathan support groups rooting for his re- election, the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria TAN disclosed Wednesday that rather than organise a rally in the North East which is slated for this week Saturday, it would instead put in place a prayer session for Nigeria because of the security challenge following the activities of members of Boko Haram.

Support for the Islamic State organization has grown since the US launched airstrikes in Iraq and the group is attracting many new jihadist fighters, top US officials said Wednesday.