Buhari to meet Biya over Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to neighbouring Cameroon tomorrow to consult with his counterpart Paul Biya on Boko Haram’s insurgency, presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina has said.
Rivers poll: INEC, Wike lose bid to stop hearing on APC’s petition
ABUJA—Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has failed to persuade the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja to discontinue further hearing on the petition against him by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its candidate in the April 11, 2015, governorship election in the state, Dr. Dakuku Peterside.
Fresh oil spill hits Bayelsa communities
A fresh oil spill from the Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC’s Ossiama-Ogboinbiri and Ogboinbiri-Tebidaba pipelines has impacted the environment of Keme-Ebiama,Okpotuwari and Ondewari communities in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
Owie asks Buhari to seek counsel on NDDC board
BENIN—ERSTWHILE Senate chief whip, Senator Roland Owie, yesterday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to take guidance from the Federal Ministry of Justice on the longevity of the board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.
Assassination attempt: Abia govt attacks Otti
DR. Alex Otti, the Abia State governorship candidate on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the April governorship election, said yesterday, that there was an assassination attempt on his life.
Police recover 13 vehicles from Lagos car thief
A 32-year-old robbery suspect, Paul, who specialises in removing vehicles from parks around Lagos and Ogun states, has been arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, at Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos.
