Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Louis Odion, yesterday, said the state governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, was earnestly in the race for the 2015 presidential election to rescue Nigeria from its current bondage.

Governor Rochas Okorocha, yesterday, discredited report that he was making moves to return to People’s Democratic Party, PDP, saying it was not only baseless, but also blamed Imo State PDP for the story.

THE Ijaw Monitoring Group, IMG, has described the failure of Dubai police and other security agents to disclose killers of the son of Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha, in the United Arab Emirate as unacceptable.

CHAIRMAN House Committee on Finance, Abdulmunin Jibrin, said, yesterday, that there was no time he said Nigeria will pay an interest rate of N45billion on the proposed $1billion loan request for the purchase of arms to combat Boko Haram in Nigeria.

THE annual All Stakeholders Cashless Conference organised by Reach Consult in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, holds October 21 and 22 at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos.

DEPUTY National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, said yesterday, that the party was proud of Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, for his loyalty and service to the party.

THE people of the South-South, have been advised to vote out the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the zone for them to enjoy the dividends of democracy.

Former Ogun State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Lanre Ogunlesi SAN, has called on the federal government to enhance security system in the country through setting up an outfit managed by competent and tested Nigerian for disbursement of security funds as at when needed.

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, yesterday said he would prefer a woman to succeed him as governor of the oil rich state.

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has called for stronger emphasis on infrastructure by African leaders saying that the big challenge is that Africa invests only four percent of its collective GDP in infrastructure, compared with China’s 14 percent.

As the Public Hearing on the National Tobacco Control Bill, NTCB, begin in Abuja, a coalition of civil society groups have called on the Senate to ensure that the Bill is in harmony with the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, WHO-FCTC, which Nigeria signed in 2004 and ratified in 2005.

The Rivers State Government has distributed Ebola Preventive materials to all Model Primary schools in the State. The materials include thermo scanners, buckets, soaps and hand sanitizers to schools on resumption of the new academic session.

The Federal Government, in line with its overall counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency strategy, has reached an advanced stage in the proposed amendment of the 1959 Nigerian Firearm Act and the Firearms Act of 2004.

Former Super Eagles assistant coach, Fatai Amoo has enthused that the side played their best game against Sudan in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.

IN a bid to assist in the development of developing countries in the area of climate protection, Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation has made plans to train 20 young Nigerians on climate experts in the field of climate protection in Germany.