All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, has denied allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that the governorship candidate of the APC, Dr. Peterside Dakuku and other chieftains of the party were behind the attack on the PDP governorship campaign rally in Bakana, Degema Local Government Area of the state, on Saturday.

OSOGBO—The Governor of Osun State, Mr Rauf Aregbesola has described Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God RCCG, as a detribalised Nigerian, who champions truth and peace of the country.

Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been projected to hit N156.3 trillion by 2019 when the next general election would be in the front burner once again. This indicates that the GDP would have almost doubled from this year’s size, all things being equal. The rebased real GDP at N82 trillion for 2013 was estimated at N84.9 trillion for 2014.

ABEOKUTA—The Independent National Electoral Commission in Ogun State has discovered 555 Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, belonging to dead people in the state.

ADO EKITI—At least five filling stations have been sealed-off in Ekiti State by the order of the state Petroleum Consumers Protection Agency for allegedly hoarding fuel and selling the commodity above the official pump price of N87 per litre.