THE Presidency said, yesterday, that with the mandate of the Amnesty Programme to ensure peace in the Niger Delta region, it may have stepped on the toes of some very powerful persons in the country, but vowed never to be distracted.

Abuja—In continuation of investigations into the disbursement of the $2.1 billion arms fund, another serving officer and former Director of Military Intelligence, Major General Wiwa, has been arrested.

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected madman with 22 Automatic Teller Machine, ATM, cards, two mobile phones and power bank in Victoria Island.

THE Chief of the London Metropolitan Police, Bernard Hogan-Howe, is expected to answer questions from UK parliamentarians next week over claims that Scotland Yard officers investigating former Delta State governor, James Ibori, were involved in a “deliberate cover-up”, the Daily Mail has reported.

CRISIS is brewing between members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT and the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON, in Edo State over alleged removal of the Leave Transport Grants, LTG and annual increment in salaries of primary school teachers.

Warri Interest Group, WIG, in Warri, Delta State, weekend, challenged the comment by the commissioners representing oil-bearing communities of Urhobo ethnic nationality in the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, that they produce more oil and gas than Itsekiri, Ijaw and other ethnic nationalities in the state.

Immediate past Commissioner for Trade and Cooperative, and Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Talatu Yohanna , has emerged winner of the re-run election for Demsa/Numan/Lamurde federal constituency, Adamawa State, held weekend.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has called on state governors in the country to emulate Kano State in its efforts at boosting agriculture, food security and providing jobs for jobless citizens.

Ibadan—THE management of University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan and a businessman, Aare Femi Adebayo, have drawn a battle line over the death of his wife, Mrs Funmilayo Adebayo.

A yet-to-be identified man was, yesterday, electrocuted while vandalising a power transformer on Poly Road, Ureje community, Ado Local Government Area, Ekiti State.