THE Anambra State police command yesterday paraded 15 suspected cultists and armed robbers, including four women, at its headquarters in Awka.

Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa has said that henceforth both Commissioner for Transportation, Dayo Mobereola and Managing Director of Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA, Abisola Kamson, will be held responsible for further boat accidents in the state.

THE Senate, yesterday, mandated Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to immediately stop further implementation of the new electricity tariff until the outcome of a public hearing that would be carried out by its relevant committees on the controversial electricity tariff issue.

A retired Permanent Secretary in Enugu State, Mr John Abugu has been kidnapped by unknown persons.

Rivers State Government has urged the Federal Government and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ensure that next month’s re-run National Assembly election in the state was credible and peaceful.

Saturday, February 13, 2016, marked 40 years after the assassination of General Murtala Ramat Mohammed by the late Col Bukar Suka Dimka in an aborted coup. Before him, there were only two other military rulers – General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (the first military head of state) and General Yakubu Gowon, who led Nigeria during the civil war.

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday, signed into law the state’s N116.6 billion 2016 Appropriation Bill into law, saying that his administration had laid a solid foundation that his successor will build upon after his exit from office.

As an entrepreneur, albeit profit was at the back of my mind, the joy that I could make a woman, regardless of her age, class and social status, to look beautiful and happy, took precedence. I am a woman and I am proud to be a woman. I am proud to promote womanhood. I like seeing women look good. So, my major aim was to make women of all ages appear fashionable. I am not saying it must be expensive in order to be trendy. No, that’s not the case here. Basically, you can work within your budget and look trendy. Believe this or not, our appearance speaks volumes about who we are.

In the simplest of terms Nigerian health services are organised along three tiers of Governments as follows: Primary healthcare – Health Centers at local government, ward and community level; Secondary healthcare – General and state hospitals; Tertiary care – Federal teaching and specialist hospitals. Primary health care is the first level of contact of individuals, the family and community with the national health system bringing health care as close as possible to where people live and work, and constitutes the first element of a continuing health care process.

As part of the activities to mark the 40th anniversary of Ogun State, an ultramodern fully-automated Diagnostic Centre was launched at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OSUTH), Sagamu. Ogun State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye said services at the Centre which is open to all Nigerians, are discounted to enable the less privileged in the society have access to the modern radiology diagnosis facilities.

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has begun to beam its searchlight into the high level of fraud in project management that has been going on in the Niger Delta Commission over the years.

Brazilian authorities have blocked assets of Barcelona star Neymar, including a yacht, a jet and several properties worth almost $50 million. A Sao Paulo federal court rejected an appeal from the Brazilian striker last week and started issuing warrants to freeze the assets worth 192 million reals (almost $50 million), Brazilian media reported on Mond

El Kanemi Warriors will play their home games in the new Nigeria league season in Katsina “for the time being” no thanks again to recent Boko Haram terrorists attacks around their base in Maiduguri.

The Republic of Ireland has indicated its preparedness to partner Nigeria, using Cross River State as the pilot state, to ensure it attains socio-economic and infrastructural development.

After very exhaustive consultations, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tuesday, appointed Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff from Borno state as the new National Chairman of the party to replace Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu.