ABUJA — The agitation by the nation’s federal lawmakers for supremacy and juicy committee positions boiled over, yesterday, when two members of the House of Representatives exchanged blows minutes before the day’s plenary session.

LAGOS—One person was allegedly set ablaze during a brawl in a shanty in Lekki area of Lagos, yesterday.

He is the one the frontline candidates and their patrons are calling the noisy one. But Moses Siasia, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) has a message that has captivated a sizeable section of the youths. It is no surprise that even the elders are now having to pay attention to the youngest candidate in the contest.

As the forthcoming governorship election in Bayelsa State approaches, with less than a month to go, interesting permutations are emerging as the gladiators prepare to display their much-touted rival strengths in contest.

The Federal Government has been told to urgently release a sculpture depicting the struggle of Ken Saro-Wiwa that was impounded by men of the Nigeria Customs Service in Lagos.