Prominent Deltans and groups have continued to rejoice over the recent Supreme Court affirmation of the election of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, with the people of Ika North East Local Government Area describing the apex court’s ruling as the manifestation of the wishes of all Deltans.

Workers of Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, yesterday, shut down and sealed off the council secretariat complex over alleged four months unpaid salaries, crippling not only the activities of the council, but also Yenagoa zonal office of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, which resides in the complex.

LAGOS — The Northern States Governors Forum, NSGF, has denied claims by Senator Shehu Sani, Vice-Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, alleging illegality in the move by the governors to obtain loans and other development assistance from the Islamic Development Bank, IDB.

Lagos—Worried by incessant boat mishaps, Lagos State Government yesterday warned boat operators against use of rickety boats, saying: “It will not be business as usual again.”

THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, spent about N306.92 billion on subsidy between January and December 2015.

lagos—To stall the activities of child kidnappers who penetrate families disguising as caregivers, the Lagos State government has announced plans to establish day care centres across the state, beginning with the Alausa Secretariat and Oba Akinjobi areas of Lagos.

THE House of Representatives said Nigeria would require up to 160, 000 megawatts, MW, to meet national demand as the world standard puts 1000MW as a benchmark to satisfy the needs of one million citizens.

Nigeria and other African countries will have more access to electricity, as President of the United State, U.S., Barack Obama, signed into law an initiative under the Power Africa Scheme, to bring electricity to 50 million people in sub-Saharan Africa by 2020.

Akure—DETECTIVES in Ondo State, yesterday, arrested a middle-aged man, who claimed to be insane, in possession of an unspecified amount of money, jewelries and no fewer than 18 Automated Teller Machine, ATM, cards of different banks.

Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has urged governors of the South East and South South states to join hands and stop the attack on pro- Biafra protesters by security agents in their states.