MRS. Bessie Ikpeazu (Nee Nwagwu), the mother of Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu is dead, aged 87.

The new Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, last night unveiled a multi-billion naira Ife Grand Resort and Leisure outfit as part of the activities marking the presentation of staff of office to him today.

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State embarked on a peace procession, weekend, in Port Harcourt, celebrating peace in the state.

Worried by the prevailing fuel scarcity and the difficulty of petroleum importers to access foreign exchange to facilitate their transactions, Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, yesterday, recommended that oil-bearing states be encouraged to establish refineries to address the situation.

Delta Airline has airlifted over 900,000 passengers from Nigeria in the last Eight years. This was revealed by the airline Commercial Director, East and West Africa, Mr. Bobby Byran while fielding questions from aviation reporters and giving an update of the airlines activities during the year and its projections in the coming year.

In a strategy designed to separate himself from a controversial movement that parades two factions, the leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has announced a new name, Biafra Independent Movement, BIM, for the group.

Abuja— The Nigerian military has commenced air and land strikes deep inside Sambisa forest destroying about 15 heavily fortified camps. In the ensuing onslaught, the military killed scores of terrorists’ and arrested some of them while most of their weapons and equipment were destroyed. Scores of abducted captives including women, girls and children were also rescued

MINISTER of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has showered encomiums on Nigerian soldiers for what he called their gallant fight and bravery in dislodging the elements of Boko Haram in Bama and Konduga LGAs of Borno state, saying that the December deadline given by the President will be achieved.

The Federal Government is to probe the 362 kilometre East West Road project to determine if the N270 billion so far expended on it was commensurate with the work done.

I DO not think Nigerian coaches and players know my age. If they did, they would not have conspired to send me to my grave before my time.

The author of “Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security”, Sarah Chayes has called on poets, including writers to change the masses’ orientation on the issues of governance, and revenue allocation and resource control.

The Federal Government, yesterday, disclosed that it would raise funds from international investors and the private sector next year, to fund the Joint Venture cash calls between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and International Oil Companies, IOCs, operating in the country.

ON the backdrop of the dominance of his players in the just concluded 47th Asoju Oba Table Tennis Championships, financier of O’jez Sports Academy, Joseph Odobeatu, says his objective is to nurture African and world champions in table tennis and other sports as his contribution to Nigerian sports development.

I floated through the stores of a new mall opened in Abuja 12 days ago. It is sprawling; taking one side of the only water/river in Abuja.