The Nigeria Police on Thursday announced the death of a former Inspector-General of Police, Mr Muhammadu Dikko Yusuf. In a statement issued in Abuja by the force spokesman, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, Yusuf, aged 84, died on April 1. Late Yusuf was the third indigenous Inspector-General of Police and served between 1975 and 1979. He was seconded to the force as an Assistant Commissioner of Police in 1962 and rose to the position of Inspector-General of Police on July 30, 1975.

HIGH Chief Government Ekpemupolo,also known as Tompolo, has called for calm and order over the outcome of the Presidential and National Assembly elections held weekend.

Apex body of President Goodluck Jonathan’s ethnic nationality, Ijaw National Congress, INC has lauded the bold.step taking by their son to congratulate the President elect, General Muhammadu Buhari rtd after the general polls describing it as exemplary and worthy of emulation.. A statement signed by the National president of the INC, Chief Bomar Obufuoribo also congratulated winner of the Saturday’s election, General Buhari rtd.

The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo who had endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan prior to the presidential poll has however congratulated the President-elect,Muhammadu Buhari on his victory.

THE Centre for the Vulnerable and Underprivileged, CENTREP, Warri, Delta State, has differed with the Niger-Delta People Salvation Front/Niger Delta People Volunteer Force, NDPSF/NDPVF, led by Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, on their claim that the victory of President-elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd) in the presidential election was a conspiracy by the North and South West against the Niger-Delta, South East and Middle Belt geo-political Regions.