The disagreement within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, came to a head yesterday as some members of the party teamed up with others in the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and other parties to form a new party.

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, released the text of the Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis address to thousands of IPOB members who gathered last Sunday at the Vatican City for the weekly Angelus, saying the Pope has cautioned their oppressors, the Nigerian government and its military and their agents to repent and stop killing Biafra agitators or face the wrath of God that will be catastrophic.

ABUJA — The British Council has offered to assist Nigeria in the training of the 500,000 teachers to be employed by the Federal Government.

The Imo State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has described the date being bandied about by some interest groups for the re-run elections in the state as “mere rumour.”

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has resumed the auction of licenses for the 2.6GHz band.

The Federal Government, yesterday, lamented incidences of vandalism on the gas pipelines, which it said led to drastic reduction in peak power supply through the national grid from over 5,000 megawatts to less than 2,800 megawatts.

Nigerians, we love trends and the bandwagon effect, anything to make one seem intelligent or to arouse attention and curiosity from others. Social media in Nigeria is used mostly for this purpose and birthed many half-baked ideas which are pleasing to some politicians because they make them appear intellectual or knowledgeable although, upon analysis, some thoughts are revealed to be nothing more than sentimental drivel.

THIS space was slated for an issue entirely different from what you have before you now. I had been mulling over what to write about for two days and had yet to finally resolve on a particular topic by Friday last week. But by Saturday morning, I’d come to the conclusion that the topic I had chosen to write on was the right one for the week.

Assistant Director, NAFDAC in charge of Veterinary Medicine Division, Dr. Sadiq Yunus, has charged Nigerians to look inward in solving the current dwindling economy by producing their requirements and shun foreign goods that have local substitutes.

An Assistant Director in the International Finance Services Department (Revenue and Debt Recovery) of Nigerian Maritime Safety and Administration Agency, NIMASA, Mrs. Olamide Odusanya, yesterday, gave evidence at the trial of a former Managing Director of the agency, Patrick Akpolobokemi, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.

Police authorities in Abuja yesterday night said Ese Oruru, freed Monday, will now be officially handed over to her mother, Mrs. Oruru, today.

Some young people grow extremely arrogant when they taste a little success. Not Nicole. She seemed to value the knowledge she could gain from UNN and was passionate about doing well. I recall one occasion when after her best efforts, which I happened to be privy to, she scored a “C” in a course. Perhaps, her submission which centred on her movie roles appeared fabulous to the examiner who may not have been aware of her acting career. But the point is Nicole wept and wept. And she made representations to have the grade corrected to no avail.

The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, ACPN Lagos State chapter has implored the Federal government and all its relevant agencies to fast track plans that will lead to actualization of the revised National Drugs Distribution Guidelines, NDDG.

DEFENDING champions of the GTBank Lagos Principals Cup (boys category), Birrel Avenue College, Sabo were yesterday drawn in Group A, along side Okemagba High School, Muslim Senior College and Oduduwa Senior Secondary School.

The Pharaohs of Egypt will be arriving Nigeria on Tuesday, March 22 for their 2017 African Cup of Nations clash against the Super Eagles. Egypt will arrive three days before they face the Super Eagles at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium which will give them two days to acclimatise to the turf.