AWKA- ANAMBRA State government has stepped up efforts aimed at turning the state into the nation’s agricultural base with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with a private investor, Lynden Integrated Farms Ltd, for the establishment of commercial poultry farm in the state. The investment is to gulp about N13 billion.

HON OROBOSA Omo-Ojo, publisher of the Mid West Herald and political activist was a former Commissioner in the Edo State Civil Service. Shortly after contesting the primaries of his party, the APC to represent Ovia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, he was dropped by Governor Adams Oshiomhole. Breaking his silence since he was dropped for the first time, he told Vanguard that he has not been told why he was relieved of his appointment just as he gave pass marks to Oshiomhole for fulfilling most of his electioneering promises to Edo people.

Abia State National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal commenced sitting, yesterday, with the chairman, Justice Mohammed Wakili, warning lawyers against undue delay in prosecuting their matters through unnecessary adjournments.

Nigeria’s long jump record holder, Yusuf Alli is confident a new competition record and a new world leading time will be set come Saturday May 16 at the 3rd Okpekpe 10km road race in Okpepke, Auchi, Edo State.

ITSEKIRI oil producing communities in Delta State, yesterday, warned that they will shut down oil wells and flow stations in Itsekiri territory if shortchanged of their due percentage from the 13 per cent derivation fund.

Their doleful expression and haggard, weather-beaten appearance said it all: They had not only passed through the valley of the shadow of death but lived in it and are today alive to tell the story; a story that elicited shock as well as pity. Indeed they are the lucky survivors out of many who were taken into captivity after their communities were invaded and destroyed by insurgents. This is the story of the 275 women and children who were recently rescued by Nigerian troops from the dreaded Sambisa forest. They are presently trying to start life afresh at the Malkohi Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, Camp in Yola.

The Mega Progressive People’s Party, MPPP, has asked the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State to nullify the re-election of Governor Ibikunle Amosun for excluding the party and its standard bearer in the state from the April 11 gubernatorial polls.

Rivers State Chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said expressed concern over what it said was the alleged admission by Mr. Davies Ikanya, All Progressives Congress, APC, Chairman in the state, of plotting to stall the democratic process in the state by working towards ensuring that there was no handover to the incoming government in the state on May 29.

The British Council has recently awarded four Nigerian lecturers a combined sum of £24,380 or N7, 240,860 naira research grants through the Researchers’ Link programme to undertake various researches that meet the developmental goals of Nigeria. The awardees will be supported by established researchers in the UK with proposed activity selected on the basis of mutual benefit, research quality and potential for sustained interaction.

The newly appointed Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero has appealed to the management team of the agency for support for the daunting task ahead.