PORT HARCOURT—Signs that Senator Magnus Abe may have concluded plans to re-contest for the Rivers South East senatorial district emerged, yesterday as his media aide, Mr Honour Sirawo in a statement, said friends of the Senator had procured interest and nomination forms for him to re-contest for the seat on the platform of the All Progressive Congress, APC.

The State of Jersey, the biggest territory in the Channels Island, is set to return £315 million Abacha loot to Nigeria.

THIS may not be the best of times for the Inspector General of Police, Abba Suleiman. He has been cast in what, I would imagine, is the unwanted role of chief enforcer for President Goodluck Jonathan, in his proxy war against Aminu Tambuwal. Why President Jonathan finds it difficult to come out openly against Aminu Tambuwal who, he obviously does not want to continue as Speaker of the House of Representatives, is a mystery only he can resolve. He wants to be seen as a democrat, no doubt.

Five presidential aspirants on the platform of All Progressive Congress, APC, were yesterday screened by the Ogbonnaya Onu headed Presidential Screening Committee of the party in Abuja.

The aspirants included former Head of State, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, governors of Kano and Imo States, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso and Chief Rochas Okorocha, and the publisher of Leadership Newspaper, Sam Nda-Isaiah.

The Federal Government,has declared that with effect from January 2015, maritime vessels purchased overseas without inputs from local ship builders in Nigeria will not be allowed to operate in Nigeria.