PORT HARCOURT—Rivers State Commissioner for Housing, Mr Emma Okah, has lashed out at former president of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, for describing the decision of Rivers State government to restore the privileges and entitlements of deposed Governor Celestine Omehia as useless and capable of overheating the polity.

BENIN—IMMEDIATE past Minority Whip of the House of Representatives, Mr Samson Osagie, has described as mischievous and senseless the call in some quarters for the resignation of national chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, over the crisis bedevilling the National Assembly.

Yenagoa—elders and chiefs of Nembe Kingdom in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have sent a protest letter to President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged secret sale of oil and gas reserves in the area by Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, without the involvement of the indigenes.

Akwa Ibom State governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, weekend scaled the first hurdle in the Elections Petitions Tribunal as Justice A. S. Umar struck out the petition filed by the candidate of Labour Party, Senator Helen Esuene, seeking the nullification of his election as governor of the state. The presiding judge struck out Esuene’s petition on the ground of incompetence.

WHEN we read stories of the type of bank robberies that take place in Ikorodu, the most recent was last week, one gets the impression that the security agencies have conceded that part of Nigeria to armed robbers. They could rob and depart without any hindrances. It should not be so.

This is a shame if the federal, states and local governments cannot be trusted with public funds. No wonder those who aspire to hold public offices always make it a do or die affair. How can they be stealing our monies and show off as if they are gods? All I am waiting to see is the so-called change that APC government intends to bring but if not, it will then be a moral burden on them as so many APC members and those decamping from PDP and other parties to APC in order to protect their ill gotten wealth.

You know, education gives you a wide horizon to dive into anything you want so that was why when I found I had this passion, I started studying all I could about soybean, from the planting of the seeds, to harvesting, the drying and the usage. I started experimenting, first, with the soybean and I saw that the oil was very good.

Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has warned the new administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, to be wary of policy dictatorship of some vested interests aimed at undermining his electoral promises of putting an end to mass poverty and transforming the country’s economy and society to prosperity.

Nigerian athletes are already calculating the number of gold they can win at the All Africa Games billed for September in Congo, Brazzaville.

One of such is Patience Okon- George. She reckons that with the exit of Amantle Montsho, the African 400m champion who is serving dope suspension, the race for the All African Games title will be a straight fight between her and fellow Nigerian, Regina George who has the fastest African time in the event this season with 51. 30 seconds.

A well executed TV commercial has the power to make consumer (s) experience all kinds of emotion – laughter, sadness or fear, all in a matter of seconds. One of the most interesting type of commercial is the tourist commercials of various countries. The recent commercials of India and Malaysia get viewers struck in such a warm, emotive way and in such a short period of time.

ENUGU—Enugu State government has expressed readiness to partner the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in battling all elements associated with illicit drug trafficking for sustainable national development and stability. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, who spoke in Enugu on the occasion of the grand finale of 2015 International Day against drug and illicit trafficking, said drug abuse and illegal trafficking constituted a twin evil that the human society must fight with much vigour.

ENUGU—A notorious car snatching and armed robbery kingpin who had been on the wanted list of Enugu Police Command has been arrested.

The crisis rocking the Celestial Church of Christ, CCC worldwide, took a new turn, weekend, as family of the founder, late Rev. Samuel Oshoffa, faulted the declaration of Rev. Olatosho Oshoffa as the new leader of the church. According to the late founder’s family, the declaration is an act of rebellion.

Following the suspension placed on BGL subsidiaries as a result of alleged infractions in the Nigerian capital market, the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC has ordered the management to appear before its Administrative Proceedings Committee, APC to explain the allegations of infractions against them.

ABEOKUTA—Ogun State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested 84 suspects with cannabis sativa, otherwise known as Indian hemp, between January and June this year.