For instance, in a meeting he held on July 29 at Blair House in Washington DC with his classmates, members of the US War College class of 1980, the President told them that John Kerry, the American Secretary of State, “read the riot act” to him, Jonathan and Prof. Attahiru Jega, former chairman of INEC. According to Buhari, Kerry reminded them that the election must be free, fair and in line with the Nigerian constitution.

Ebonyi State government is to spend about N1 billion on the provision of street light at the state capital, Abakaliki.

The former Chairman, Agriculture, Non-oil Export Trade Group, Lagos Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (LACCIMA), Dr. Godwin Oyediji, has called on all tiers of government to put measures in place to boost production of rice locally to curtail excessive importation of the item.

It is no secret that the bane of our rural healthcare delivery is the lack of basic medical infrastructure and equipment. Thus, the intervention of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, in this regard is like rubbing the much-needed soothing balm on our ailing healthcare delivery system. The commission has stepped up efforts to assist state governments in the Niger Delta in the provision of necessary equipment and essential drugs.

Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has commended members of the Delta State House of Assembly for the passage of the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC) Bill.

The courage of Mallam Nasir El Rufai, Kaduna State governor, to challenge powerful people and institution into a “fight” or in defence of issues is well known. He fought everyone that crossed his path, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo, President Muhammadu Buhari (at one time), former VP Abubakar Atiku; the Senate and now the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. He has sworn to fight the NNPC “until it dies”.

CATHOLIC Archbishop of the Metropolitan See of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins and Archbishop Emeritus, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie have commended the resolve of President Muhammadu Buhari to fight corruption in the country, saying he should not leave any stone unturned and must not spare anyone found guilty.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, and its governorship candidate in Delta State, Mr. O’tega Emerhor, have petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, alleging a plot by some of its staff to scuttle their petition against the April 11 governorship election in the state.

I used to wonder what people enjoy in the ‘dull’ game of Billiards until last Thursday when a friend persuaded me to accompany him to cheer his cousin who was into a tournament in a recreation center in our neighbourhood.

There is disquiet at University of Abuja, following the decision of the management to introduce an examination fees regime under which students pursuing doctor of philosophy, Ph. D, and masters programmes are to pay N200,000 and N150,000, respectively.