Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to dredge the Escravos Basin to facilitate the berthing of bigger vessels at the Warri Port.

THE ancient town of Ile-Ife, Osun State stood still, yesterday, as dignitaries across the world came in droves for the burial of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, who joined his ancestors July 28 but who was officially pronounced dead only on Wednesday.

NATIONAL Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, the Delta State capital, was taken aback when a middle aged man identified as Christopher Anirah, who was presumed dead, made a surprise appearance to testify before it.

JUSTICE Folahanmi Oloyede, who petitioned the Osun State House of Assembly to investigate Governor Rauf Aregbesola for alleged mismanagement of the state resources, has submitted her reply to the query issued her by State Judicial Service Commission, SJSC.

An Isolo Magistrate court in Lagos has remanded in prison custody, a clergy, Mrs Joy Tongo, for alleged involvement in a Chinese visa scandal.

An unidentified male student of University of Ibadan, Distance Learning Programme, UI DLC yesterday slumped and died while writing his first semester examination in Lagos.

Culture has a way of identifying a people, race or clan. From the North down to the East and South, cultural differences confer a form of identity not in terms of social status but most importantly in terms of origin and ethnicity.

Former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, retd yesterday asked Nigerians to pray for President Muhammadu Buhari, members of the National Assembly and State governors for direction on how best to pilot the affairs of the nation.

ORMER Managing Director of Transnational Corporation, Mr Manz Denga, has warned that the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to all government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to open Single Treasury Account (STA) with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is capable of shooting up inter-bank rates and causing ‘systemic backlash or collapse.”

A member of the Federal House of Representatives and PDP stalwart, Hon. Sergius O. Ogun has criticized the way and manner the Buhari-led administration is going about its anti-corruption crusade, cautioning that nobody should try to demonise the immediate past administration in the country for any reason.

Zambian President, Edgar Lungu has lauded the business ingenuity of the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote saying his business expansion across Africa is worthy of emulation by African businessmen in the task of continental development.

Nigeria’s foremost online content production company, NdaniTV recently unveiled a new travel series, “The New Africa” bouquet made up of 5 contemporary African shows to up the ante. The well-attended event took place last Friday, at Four Points hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Ruby Awa-Agwu (Pearl’s twin sister), Oluchi Odii, and Nkechi Ilo were the three Wild Card finalists, having impressed a select panel of Judges after thorough scrutiny of the various entries. The evening kicked off with their individual performances. At the end of the day, Nkechi’s performance could not earn her a stay in the Academy, but Ruby and Oluchi wowed the judges that both were given a chance to compete with others in the Academy.

Obnoxious evil can pass by you unrecognized. A loved relation was brutally dispossessed by death, not once, twice. He lost his sons in succession and mysteriously.

One of Nigeria’s fast-rising gospel music sensations, Solagbade Sola Olaonipekun, has released two new videos: “Anu Oluwa”, a track from her third album and “My year of Harvest”, a track from her new album. This is coming shortly after the release of her fourth album. Both videos were released on August 1. By dropping both videos, the songstress intends to take Lagos State and its environs by storm while fulfilling God’s prophesy.