Akwa Ibom State Government, yesterday, said that the statement by All Progressives Congress, APC, on Governor Udom Emmanuel to declare his assets, was an admission of its acceptance that the governor was rightly voted into office by majority of the people of the state.

Diabetics meal (fufu) flour is a functional food product developed from two local edible plants. I formulated the tubers into a type of powder to make fufu in order to satisfy the swallowing habit of our people because that is one of the major problems of some diabetics; they just cannot afford not to swallow so I was trying to create something for them.

THE peace of the riverside town of Onuegbum in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was violated yesterday, as armed men stormed a nearby sand dump site, killing two policemen and abducting two Lebanese nationals.

Mrs. Ibim Semenitari was Commissioner for Information in the Chibuke Amaechi administration. She responded to issues raised by Governor Nyesom Wike in his interview with newsmen in Abuja last Monday.

Ongoing attempt by the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, to extradite Senator Kashamu Buruji to the United States of America over drug related offences has engendered legal fireworks between both parties. However, the treaty under which the NDLEA is seeking to extradite Senator Kashamu dates back to 1931 when Nigeria was still a colony of the United Kingdom.

President Buhari is on course, but we still expect a more proactive approach on the issue of terrorism, corruption, fuel problem among other issues. Nigerians are a bit impatient. I think this is understandable after the enthusiasm that followed his election. But we still need to be patient and hopeful. We at the League of Patriotic Lawyers will hold him accountable for every details in his manifesto.

We still have a long way to go. We are much better as we have been in the last 10 years. Since the flood in 2012, a lot more preparedness has taken place. National Emergency Agency has become stronger. They now have Zonal offices even at state levels where the risk is high.

Former Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) will be among the eminent legal personalities to be honored by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos Branch, during its Law Week which holds June 24-26 at the MUSON Centre. According to the Law Week Committee: “One of the reasons for honoring Fashola is because he has always been one of us. He is a member of this branch and he responds whenever we call on him. Now we are welcoming him back.”

First Anambra Election Petition Tribunal headed by Justice Nayai Aganaba, has expressed shock over the decision of candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Nnamdi Eze, to concede defeat to his opponent, Mr. Dozie Nwankwo, of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the March 28, 2015 election for Anaocha/Njikoka/Idumukofia Federal constituency.

THE House of Representatives, yesterday, tasked Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, and other relevant security agencies to urgently investigate the killing of two indigenes of Ogume and Afor communities of Delta State by suspected herdsmen.