Presidency has refuted claims that President Muhammadu Buhari, during his visit to the United States, accused the country of frustrating the efforts Nigerian Armed forces on rooting out insurgency by holding the application of the Leahy Law on Nigeria.

Enugu State Government has restated its commitment to work with any professional body that would assist in the rapid development of the state.

DELTA State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday, said the state government did not receive a bailout of N70million from the Federal Government as reported by the media.

The three tiers of government, yesterday, shared a total sum of N518.542 billion for the month of June, a N115.518 billion increase over the N403.024 billion shared in the month of May.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State yesterday criticised the invitation of the wife of the Senate President, Mrs. Toyin Saraki by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for interrogation describing it as ill-timed and politically motivated.

LEADER of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, explained, yesterday, that he summoned a meeting of the militant group in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, because of the overpowering pressure mounted on him and other MEND leaders by ex-agitators and other beneficiaries of the Amnesty Programme. The meeting earlier scheduled to hold today has been put off.

Yesterday: “I must say that this historic development (Tambuwal’s defection to APC with Speakership) means that our democracy is growing by the day and it is dynamic…. We think that having the head of the legislature from the opposition party makes for a balanced setting in government and it’s good for democracy” APC National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed (Thisday, October 29, 2014).

COMMERCIAL activities in Ekpan comunity, Uvwie council of Delta State were shut down and residents gripped in fear yesterday as indigenes of the volatile community staged a protest againt the state government.

DELTA State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday met leaders of Ijaw oil communities in Asaba, the state capital, to ward off the shutdown of flow stations and wellheads by the host communities, which asked him to withdraw his executive bill seeking to amend the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, law.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s four days official visit to the United States on the invitation of Washington, as a continuation of the sweet romance with the western powers, got to a crescendo last Monday when he held a parley with President Barack Obama in the Oval office of the White House.

“‘That failure somehow is motivating us to push for the title and ensure we return to play in the continent because that is where the exposure is. We are not new to the continent and believe that a quick return will stand us in better chance to favourably compete with other teams from other countries.

“It might sound funny to some people, but our resolve is to finish the season within the top five bracket. We have 18 points now, while the leaders Sunshine Stars have 36 and the fourth placed team, Heartland have 32. Our calculation is that we keep improving, we might overtake Giwa who have 31 points.

The world’s oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company, Merck, in partnership with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Cambridge University and University of Rome has intensified effort in the fight against Ebola, thereby committed to developing Africa as an international hub for research excellence and scientific innovation.

The defeated official candidate of the All progressives Congress, APC for the House of Representatives Speakership, Hon. Femi Gabajabiamila yesterday visited president Mohammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja.

“It is for the man who desires admiration and accolades from his environment as part of his success story. Because you are addressed by how you dress it is important you wear well tailored outfits that represent your status and reputation.” The designer, who is working on building a fashion brand that will transcend time, says the 2015 collection is a gallaxy of creative master-pieces focusing more on that individual who wants more than just wearing clothes, but yearn for that outfit that is creatively different from the regular.