Abuja—The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, yesterday, faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision not to appoint a Minister of Petroleum, saying the President would be distracted and overload himself with excess workload.

BENIN—Two persons, Festus Owie, 20, and Blessing Ebimor, 12, have been arraigned before an Egor Magistrate’s Court, for allegedly raping and assaulting a 12-year-old girl.

I HAVE made several efforts this week to speak with Chief Olu Falae, to extend my sympathy over his unfortunate kidnap as well as to express happiness that he was able to return home safely. Chief Olu Falae is without doubt one of the genuine elder statesmen in our country, and while many charlatans have been so described, there’s no gainsaying the fact that the chief is so deserving of the appellation. I met Chief Olu Falae for the first time in the lead to the 2014 National Conference, when the Okunronmu Committee on a National Conference held an experts’ meeting at the International Conference Center in Abuja.

As Nigeria celebrates its 55th independence anniversary today, stakeholders in sports have frowned at its performance in the sector while others passed a vote of confidence on its performance.

GENERALLY speaking, it is beyond doubt that the security situation in Nigeria today is still worrisome. People are still cautious about moving freely within the country, even in broad daylight. The scale of kidnapping, robbery attacks, ritual killings, murder and other devious crimes, appear to continue on the upward trajectory. This is clearly a sign of the times. The security agencies are not fairing better in the blame game.