Justice Peter Affen of the Abuja High Court at Maitama, yesterday, adjourned till Monday to decide whether the former Minister of Finance, Bashir Yuguda, former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa and his son, Sagir Attahiru, should be released on bail pending their trial.

The belief among experts is that dearth of data for planning is a major problem in most sectors of the Nigeria’s enterprises, especially, the health sector. Precisely, lack of uniformed data has also remained a clog on the wheel of progress of governments at various levels, thereby hindering provision of adequate, effective, affordable and efficient health care services to Nigerians.

THE impression has been created in many quarters that INEC may have changed its name to the Inconclusive National Electoral Commission. Of course, if it is by coincidence that the two gubernatorial elections so far conducted under the new INEC leadership ended up being inconclusive, it must be a serious coincidence.

BENIN CITY—THE Edo State Police Command has intensified the search for a fleeing murder suspect, identified as Christian Obiagwu based in the United States, as the command seek the extradition of the suspect through the help of INTERPOL.

LAGOS—Justice Olutoyin Ipaye of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, yesterday, remanded in prison an Estate Agent, Babatunde Habeeb, arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on 81-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence from 81 accommodation seekers.

An Abuja Chief Magistrate Court, yesterday, struck out the one-count criminal charge the Federal Government preferred against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu.

ABUJA — AS part of the effort to acquaint members of the diplomatic community with the direction of its foreign policy, the Federal Government, yesterday, summoned foreign ambassadors serving in Nigeria for a meeting.

Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has urged the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) to join the fight against drug abuse by Nigerian athletes, saying that the menace was against the spirit of Olympism. Speaking during the NOC’s annual general meeting held at the Yankari Games Resort and Safari, the minister, represented by the director general of the […]

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, upheld the nullification of the April 11 governorship election that brought Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to power.

ABUJA — THE House of Representatives, yesterday, ordered Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to suspend any planned increase in electricity tariff until its inquiry into activities of operators in the sector is concluded.

The drive to deepen the Nigerian capital market through introduction of more asset classes has received a boost with the launch of Securities Lending product by Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc.

Watford striker Odion Ighalo, 2003 African Coach of The Year Kadiri Ikhana and 2005 U-17 World Cup winner Victor Osimhen are among several other outstanding football personalities that would be honoured at the maiden Edo Football Association Awards ceremony.

NOVEMBER 15th, marked the ninth anniversary of the passing of Rear Admiral Muhammed Alabi Lawal, naval officer, former Ogun state military administrator and first democratically elected indigene of Ilorin as civilian governor of Kwara state. To commemorate the anniversary, a prayer session held in his residence in Ilorin, while his political associates used the opportunity to recall his contributions to Kwara’s development. I was unable to attend ceremonies to commemorate his death.

ILORIN—The management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin has directed students to proceed on a semester break following students’ protest over the N5000 payment for late registration.

ABUJA—THE House of Representatives has called for the removal of Primary Health Care from the control of Local Government councils saying the councils lack the required resources to cater for the health of Nigerians at the rural areas.