The lingering kingship tussle in Uwheru Kingdom of Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, took a twist, yesterday with a section of the kingdom protesting alleged government plan to present staff of office to one Mr. Agbaovwe Afugbeya as their king.

Members of Niger State House of Assembly, yesterday accused the executive of lacking the capacity and political will to prosecute looters of the state treasury with a view to recovering same.

THE Ogiamien family of Utantan, Benin, Edo State has warned the Benin Traditional Council, BTC, that any attempt to circumvent the Ekiokpagha treaty between the family and the Oba during the coronation rites of a new monarch, will bring an end to the reign of the current dynasty in the kingdom.

Physically challenged people in Plateau State on the platform of Disability Progressive Group, DPG, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday applauded President Muhammadu Buhari, for appointing a physically challenged person as his Special Adviser.

Control Risks, a global risk consultancy firm, yesterday said that the Federal Government fight on corruption, economic reforms and quick passage of some important bills before the National Assembly will boost the economy.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said that the Aide-de-Camp, ADC, to former President Goodluck Jonathan was being held on the orders of the Nigerian Army.

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, yesterday distanced itself from claims by MTN Nigeria that it persuaded the phone company to withdraw its lawsuit for both sides to reach an out-of-court settlement over a N780 billion fine imposed by the regulator.

An appeal has gone to good spirited Nigerians to come to the aid of less privileged citizens in society, especially the motherless babies and children orphaned by varying circumstances.

Worried by the dwindling economic fortunes in the country,the Enugu State Government,yesterday,activated machinery towards the successful hosting of a maiden World Investment Summit scheduled to hold April 12-14.

AN indigene of Amasiri community in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Mr Ikiri Okugo was Friday arrested by the Ebonyi State Police Command for allegedly inflicting severe machete cuts on a police officer (name withheld).

This is the second edition of this discourse. In the first part which was published in Vanguard yesterday, the author argued that the issue of jurisdiction in the Saraki case cannot be settled aright without reference to section 6 of the constitution and the decisions based on it.

LAGOS — The gloomy atmosphere being experienced globally in the oil and gas sector may not last long as the Managing Director of Seplat Petroleum ahan $60 a barrel in 2017, an outlook other energy analysts say they share.

ABUJA — Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has slated March 9 to determine whether or not the National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, has a criminal case to answer over alleged role he played in the alleged illegal diversion of funds meant for the procurement of arms.

Nigeria will most likely go along with CAF to vote Salman Al Khalifa today in Switzerland as the next president of world football governing body FIFA.

Facebook founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg, whose first child was born in November, on Thursday boasted that he could change a nappy in 20 seconds.