NATIONAL Woman Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Hajiya Ramatu Tijani Aliyu in this interview, flays allegations of lopsided appointments against President Muhammadu Buhari as misplaced, adding that the President is a key believer in the Federal Character Principle. Excerpts:

AWKA—ACROSS Igbo land, the annual mothers congresses are held in the month of August which witnesses massive home-coming of Igbo women to their marital rural home towns. There, they are expected to unite with their rural-based colleagues for community development purposes. These meetings truly typify the rise of women as a social force and their conscious pursuit of development. But, how truly participatory are they?

EMOHUA — THE Army Command in Rivers State has backtracked on its recent threat to invade eight communities in Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State if they failed to surrender the gunmen that killed a soldier and police officer on lawful duty on Emohua-Kalabari road in the area, recently. The turnabout came just as the Centre for the Vulnerable and Underprivileged, CENTREP, Warri, Delta State, also threatened to file a complaint against the Brigade Commander, Rumuokoro Army Barracks to the office of the United Nations and the International Criminal Court, ICC, if the army attacked the people.

The Giesi ruling house, one of the four recognised ruling houses in Ile-Ife, on Monday submitted the names of short-listed princes jostling to occupy the stool of the Ooni to the kingmakers of the town.

Super Eagles defeated Niger 2-0 in a friendly in Port Harcourt on Tuesday to hand coach Sunday Oliseh his first win in charge of Nigeria.