IT was indeed a day of joy for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in Uhogua Community, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State, when the Naval Officers Wives Association, NOWA, brought the much-needed relief materials to them at their camp

Over eight hundred members of Producers, Music Dealers and Artistes Association of Nigeria, PMDAAN, Anambra State branch yesterday protested against the Musical Products Dealers Association of Nigeria, MPDAN over an alleged attempt by the later to coerce the former to belong to their association, otherwise, they will be termed pirates.

The Borno Elders Forum has expressed shock over the demise of Major General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar, first ‘Theater Commander’ in the war against Boko Haram insurgents, following the relocation of the Military’s Command and Control Center to Maiduguri by President Muhammadu Buhari in May, 2015.

IT was another memorable outing for the organizers of the prestigious AfricaMagic Viewers Choice Awards,AMVCAs, as this year’s edition of the awards ceremony held amid pomp last Saturday night, in Lagos.

A former member of the House of Representatives and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Temi Harriman, has mourned the late Minister of State for Labour, Mr James Ocholi for his doggedness and commitment to the realisation of the Muhammadu Buhari presidential project.

TROUBLE is currently brewing between Efiat and Ukong clans in Mbo local government area of Akwa Ibom State following a fire disaster in the area.

A bailiff of the Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, Edo State, Mr. Abraham Ifijieh, has narrated how he was beaten up at the office of the Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly when he went there to serve him court processes.

THE Federal Character Commission, FCC, has read the riot act to heads of federal institutions over their recruitment, warning them to ensure that the federal character principles were strictly followed at all times.

I TOOK Donald Trump for a joker when he declared his intention to run for the American Presidency. I assumed the Apprentice was bored making deals, and wanted time out to engage in publicity stunts. I thought he would spice up the Republican primaries, but that not even he, would take himself serious. In any case if he were to, I assumed the American populace would get tired of his antics, shove him aside and get on with the serious business of looking for a new president.

ABEOKUTA—Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun , yesterday, sought the approval of the State House of Assembly for the creation of 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs in addition to the existing 20 Local Government Areas.

Abuja — Workers of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and its subsidiaries, yesterday, called off their industrial action after a lengthy meeting with officials of the Federal Government and senior executives of the NNPC.

Osogbo—Violence clash broke out yesterday in the ancient city of Ile-Ife following the appointment of a new Obalufe of the town, Comrade Idowu Olaniyi Adediwura by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi.

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said that the former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, and the former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku were not commanders of the organisation as erroneously believed.

Dana Air has unveiled special fares ahead of Easter celebrations, which expects passengers to display five of the airline’s boarding passes on Instagram and win a free ticket.

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.