The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has allegedly demanded N1, 850, 000 to process the list of best outstanding students for 2014/2015 May/June Senior Secondary School Examination.

ABUJA — The Supreme Court, yesterday, said the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its governorship candidate in Taraba State, Aisha Alhassan, had no locus standi to challenge the nomination of Governor Darius Ishiaku by his party.

I WAS in Accra this past week and saw a Toyota van with inscription “APC”. I initially thought an APC official from Nigeria was in town. But upon looking closely, I saw it was “All Peoples Congress” with a broom as its logo.It then dawned on me that the rumoured CHANGE in Nigeria must have inspired some Ghanaians to form their own APC hoping their change would birth.

Engr. Chris Ogiemwonyi, erstwhile minister of state for works is one of the governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Edo State. In this interview he reviews the political developments in the state and his objective in the contest.

Lagos State Government, yesterday, confirmed that the blood samples of victims of the epidemic of febrile rash illness that claimed the lives of over 20 children in Otodo Gbame community in Eto-Osa Local Government Area of the state showed measles virus.

Chief David Iwata is the President of Sapele Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Deputy President South South Chambers of Commerce and Industry. In this interview he bares his mind on the state of the nation and proffers solution to Nigeria’s socio-economic and political challenges.

With the rising incidences of kidney diseases among Nigerians, expert has warned against unnecessary use of pain killers, consumption of fatty foods and high intake of salt.

IN line with its commitment to bring succour to women living with the challenge of Endometriosis in Nigeria and West Africa as a whole, the Endometriosis Support Group Nigeria, ESGN, has called for the breaking of the silence surrounding the disorder.

ABA—Property worth over N5 million was gutted by fire at Umuafor village, Obingwa council area of Abia State, weekend.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP was, last night, teetering on the brink, following the threat of mass abandonment of the party in the wake of the ascension of Senator Ali Sheriff as the new national chairman of the party.

A septuagenarian, Mr. Tajudeen Giwa, has asked an Ikorodu Customary Court in Lagos State to dissolve his marriage of over 40 years because his wife ignores him and denies him sex.

All Progressives Congress, APC, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the Nigeria Police High Command to overhaul their activities in Imo State, ahead of the re-run elections in the state.

UGHELLI—FIVE days after an 8-man robbery gang abducted the octogenarian mother of ex-Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Senator Emmanuel Aguariavwodo, they have reportedly contacted the family, demanding a ransom of N200 million for her release.

An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin, yesterday, restrained the leadership of the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, led by Chief Dan Orbih, from conducting the party’s congresses until the hearing of the substantive matter brought before it.

Nigeria’s rural communities will be beneficiaries of $2 miilion from the US Agency for International Development Mission office in Nigeria, USAID/Nigeria and Coca Cola Africa Foundation in the third phase of its Water Development Alliance, WADA, programme for safe water and hygiene facilities in public schools and hospitals.