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GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has commended the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai, for his exemplary leadership style which has led to successes in the fight against terrorists, saying that his leadership style has motivated officers and men in the battlefield since he assumed office.

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, yesterday, blamed the current economic challenges facing the country on the misguided desire of universities in the country to provide education in all fields, rather than pursue economic relevance by focusing on their specific areas of strength.

WE gathered in Abuja. A crowd of activists, academics, unionists, diplomats, students, lawyers and conscientious Nigerians. We were complemented by a platoon of ambassadors. It was Saturday March 12, 2016. The mood was sombre; tinged with the painful realisation that we were gathered to strategise against the monarchical elite of a brother African country who had decided to covet the riches of a sister country.

Power, though is in the concurrent list, both the federal and the state government should tackle it. Nigerians should stand up to their rights. If you do not have light you should not pay for what you did not consume. It is not within the power of BEDC to cut your wire from the main supply and take it away. They can only detach it and cap it from the supply point.

THE less than a year tenure of the first female Speaker of the Ondo state House of assembly, Rt Hon Jumoke Akindele would have ended unceremoniously last week except for mother luck.

Though their names are not on the ballot papers but the election is largely a battle between Governor Nyesom Wike and his predecessor, Mr Chibuike Amaechi who is now Minister of Transportation. They are the two personalities who will largely influence the direction of things at the state level.

With 576 dying out of every 100,000 pregnant women in Nigeria due to birth complications, MTN Foundation, MTNF, is renovating 24 hospitals across six states under its MTNF Maternal Ward Support Project. The six selected states are Oyo, Niger, Kaduna, Abia, Cross River and Sokoto States.

The Federal Government has commended the ingenuity of the Cross River State Government for embarking on the 260km superhighway project.

Technology giant, Huawei says that G-Power smartphone, its newest entrant into the Nigerian market is bound to be a favourite among consumers across the country. The G-power whose release is in partnership with online store, Jumia, boasts of a big battery with its 4000-mAh battery combining performance, simplicity, convenience and beauty.

lagos—The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, yesterday faulted plans by the National Universities Commission, NUC, to jerk up the duration of medical education from six to 11 years, saying; “It is worrisome, convulsive, and capable of causing unnecessary tension among parents, students and other stakeholders.”

A 49-year-old wife and her 31-year-old son were, yesterday, docked at an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos over the alleged murder of her 49-year-old husband, Lucky Bassey.

eWORLD magazine has concluded plans to hold the 2016 edition of its annual forum on March 24. The Forum, themed: Expanding Nigeria’s Digital Frontier In the Change Era will discuss subthemes as The Digital Financial Services and Financial Inclusion, expanding the Infrastructure and services ecosystem, the role of broadband infrastructure, digital Broadcasting Ecosystem, the question of the Nigerian content and ICT as Catalyst for economic rejuvenation.

Lagos State Government yesterday, said there were no plans whatsoever to privatise water in the state.

MAKURDI—The incursion of suspected Fulani herdsmen into parts of Benue State took a worrisome dimension yesterday afternoon when they stormed Tombo in Buruku Local Government Area of the state, killing no fewer than 15 persons in a bloody shootout.