THE Chief Judge of Anambra State, Justice Peter Umeadi, yesterday, threw his weight behind the demands of the state branch of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, calling on the state attorney general, the Head of Service and the state government to come to terms with the workers’ demands.

Students of Osun State government-owned tertiary institutions, yesterday for over an hour, prevented the deputy governor, Mrs. Grace Laoye-Tomori from entering the Abeere Government Secretariat while protesting the continued closure of their campuses.

Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, launched a children’s story book on peace to celebrate the the 2015 International Day of Peace,

Widows and orphans, whose husbands and parents were killed by the insurgents in the North East of Nigeria, have been urged not to lose hope in life but have faith in God and summon courage to make something useful out of their lives.

A group of researchers have urged Nigerians to consume made-in-Nigerian foods and fruits as most of them contain ingredients and nutrients that can serve as medicine in the body.

Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi, the state capital, has upheld the election of Governor Samuel Ortom.

Kogi State Commissioner of Finance, Alhaji Alfa Zakari, has dismissed claims of receiving its share of the bail out fund for the payment of salaries to state civil servants.

The Borno State police command yesterday confirmed that 54 people were killed and 95 critically injured in multiple explosions that rocked the suburb of Maiduguri, around Ajilari, Bintu sugar and Gomari Airport general areas by suspected terrorists.

Ahead of the last quarter of the year, investors have been advised to be careful of the stocks they buy from the stock market. Shareholders, who spoke with Investors Forum, said that there would be further drop on stock prices occasioned by festive period, just as they advised investors to be beware of their purchases.

Following an order by the Federal High Court vacating an interim injunction barring the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from expelling BGL Group from capital market activities over alleged fraud and malpractices, SEC has said that BGL, its subsidiaries and sponsored individuals remain suspended from operating in the Nigerian capital market.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, has expressed optimism that its oversight function over the dealing member firms will lead to enhanced investors’ confidence and enhanced capabilities for market integrity.

Much needed relief came the way of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in Uhogua near Benin City, when the wife of Edo State Governor, Mrs. Iara Oshiomhole, visited their camp and donated the sum of N2 million on behalf of the state government for their upkeep.

PIQUED by the continued retention of her schools by the Lagos State Government, Madam Roseline Ololo has decided to fight the state government for its refusal to return her schools 39 years after.

Tottenham Hotspur are planning an audacious bid for Kelechi Iheanacho, but Manchester City are also fighting to keep the highly-rated Nigeria starlet and have opened talks to extend his contract, which runs out in 2018.

Unless there is divine intervention, 47 years old Rafiu Abdulkareem may not be around to watch his four little children grow. This is because cardiologists at the newly built Lagos State Cardiac and Renal Centre have concluded that Rafiu needs urgent kidney transplant to replace his diseased kidneys.