Securitymen attached to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Hilltop residence in Abeokuta, yesterday, prevented a former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel from gaining entry into Obasanjo’s palatial home.

Society for the Promotion of Better Nigeria, PBN, yesterday, decried the continued closure of the state owned courts, saying it has slowed down the wheel of justice on the brutal murder of four students of the University of Port Harcourt at Aluu, two years ago.

A group, Ijaw Youth Liberation Front, IYLF, has demanded the release of the N600 billion, being money that accrued to the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to ensure proper execution of its projects and programmes across the South- South geo-political zone of the country.

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called for the devolution of powerS from the federal to the states, saying more powers and resources should be given to the states.

Warri Ijaw Political Front, WIPF, has called on the Executive Secretary, Tompolo Foundation, Mr. Paul Bebenimibo, to run for Delta State House of Assembly under the Warri South-West constituency for what the group termed his proven administrative records.

IMO State House of Assembly has set up a four-man ad-hoc committee, to investigate the operations of Imo Palm Plantation, Ohaji, following an alleged N3.2 billion scam.

AS preparations for the hosting of the 16th edition of the Abuja International auto show gets to an advanced stage, the platform of the annual event has been described as a litmus test to the shape of things in the industry with the current paradigm shift in the sector.

According to Ifeanyichukwu Agwu, the Chairman of the Organising Committee of the event; “the automobile is undoubtedly the primary yardstick of success for any auto exhibition. This means auto enterprises showcasing at any exhibition must ensure visibility and wholeness/completeness, and not leaving anything to chance”.

Three weeks after 116 people, of whom 84 South Africans lost their lives when a six-storey guest house attached to the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos, collapsed, fresh indications have emerged that the South-African government and the Nigerian authorities in Lagos are bickering over alleged inadequate mortuary and facilities which may have led to the decomposition of the victims corpses beyond recognition.

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Cornelius Aderanti, has described the Community Youth Vanguard,CYV, as an illegal group, threatening to sanction any member of the group who indulges in any act of lawlessness.

TWO men are reportedly responsible for transporting Ebola to Nigeria and the US. Both men are of Liberian origin. That is where the similarities in the tale end. With its underdeveloped healthcare facilities, Nigeria robustly tackled the problem and now appears to have the situation under manageable control. Unlike Nigeria, the US with its sophisticated medical facilities and high level of preparedness to tackle any health epidemic, approached the issue with underserved levity.