President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Monday pledged that the National Assembly would act to ensure that the electricity tariff hike is resolved in the interest of the people.

Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi has reacted to allegations levelled against him by his successor, Governor, Nyesom Wike, of Rivers State, that he (Amaechi) spent $150m to fund the campaign of All Progressives Congress’ elections while in office.

The north will never discover oil in the Chad basin of Nigeria even after it has wasted $3 billion, approximately (N900 billion) in oil exploration in the basin, said Senator Shehu Sani, Chairman, Senate Committee on foreign and domestic debts.

Pond of Leeches written by Stephen Kekeghe, a play of fourteen movements of varying lengths with an aptly illustrative cover page is another new voice ingeniously crafted as a strong indictment on the political leadership of our nation. The artistic manipulation of techniques and explicit depiction of our common and disturbing concerns are the hallmarks that have ensconced this literary piece within the functional ambience of African literature.

Lucas Pohamba Hifikepunye, the Former President of Namibia who was the winner of 2015 Mo Ibrahim leadership prize and Lord David Richards, Former Chief of Defence, United Kingdom are among the top Keynote speakers expected at the commemorative conference to mark 40th anniversary of the demise in office of General Murtala Ramat Muhammed, Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from July 29, 1975 to February13, 1976.

The north will never discover oil in the Chad basin of Nigeria even after it has wasted $3 billion, approximately (N900 billion) in oil exploration in the basin, said Senator Shehu Sani, Chairman, Senate Committee on foreign and domestic debts.

My boyfriend of over a year was so unreliable that I called off the relationship. It was after we split up that I heard the rumour that most of his exes complained of being infected by him. I was so scared that I went for a medical check-up and the doctor told me I had herpes.

The embattled former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, rtd, Monday, failed to persuade an Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama to quash the 19-count money laundering charge that was preferred against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

PROFESSOR Femi Osofisan, a playwright, director, actor, critic, poet, novelist, editor and newspaper columnist, has been named winner of the coveted Thalia Prize 2016, which was announced by the Executive Committee of the International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC/AICT). The Thalia Prize is meant to highlight the work of those who have helped critics around the globe to understand new ways of seeing and appreciating the performing arts worldwide. This was announced by the President of IATC-Nigeria, Professor Emmanuel Dandaura.

ACTING Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, Monday told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Financial Crimes that the commission will soon take the ongoing anti-graft war to the petroleum and other unspecified sectors of the nation’s economy.