A member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Ebenezer Babatope, yesterday, in Benin City, declared that the zoning arrangement of the party, jettisoned after the death of President Umaru Yar’Adua, led to the defeat of the party in the last presidential election.

The budget of the National Assembly for the year was slashed from N150 billion to N120 billion. One of the key recommendations of the Senate Committee is that the red chamber should make its records of finances open to Nigerians.

This was an encounter that could not have been predicted. Not by me; and definitely not by Professor Jega. Throughout his tenure as INEC Chairman, I never had an encounter with him. Last December, during preparations for the 2015 general elections, a first meeting could have occurred when Jega came to Lagos to brief editors about INEC’s preparations for the polls.

The 63rd annual convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, with a theme, “The All-Sufficient God”, comes to a fitting end today with the promotion of 1,184 assistant pastors to the rank of pastors to feel gaps created by the phenomenal growth of the church across the nations of the world.

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbanjo, yesterday, said the anti -corruption crusade of the President Muhammadu Buhari- led administration was not selective, but, a concerted effort to reduce corruption and secure the future of the country.

The decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to stop importers of certain items, 41 in number, from accessing the foreign exchange market was a declaration of war for the soul of the Naira between the apex bank and money launderers who have almost grounded the economy.

Interest rates may go up this week following sustained pressure on liquidity (cash availability) in the banking industry last week.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption is drawing support from unexpected quarters – the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).A senior member of the party and two-time governor of the defunct Bendel State, Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia, tells Buhari to jail those who may be indicted on the looting of the treasury under the regime of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Don’t believe the lie: all men pray. There is no man on earth who does not pray; even atheists do. Put him in a particular space where he is confronted with his humanity and man will cry out for help in prayer. He might not know who is he is praying to, but he will ask for a deliverer. However, there is only one deliverer: God.

The peace of the coastal town of Nembe, Bayelsa State was violated, Friday night, when some armed men, suspected to be sea pirates, attacked a Joint Task Force JTF base, killing four soldiers and a policeman.