On March 10, 2016, the Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun made a formal request to the state House of Assembly for the approval of the creation of 37 Local Government Council Development Areas with the existing 20 local governments areas of the state.

THE All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State has threatened to petition the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, if the contractor handling the power sub-station project at Ugoniyekeorhionnwon and Benin-Abraka Road fails to report to site and commence work to the extent which they have been mobilized.

YOUTH leaders from Ogbe-Ijoh and Aladja communities, Delta State, both of whom have been involved in an age long land dispute, have met and resolved to sheathe their swords, pending the implementation of the resolution of the boundary committee set up by the state government.

THE Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC) appears bent on enforcing the introduction of the Speed Limiting Device (SLD) come September 1, 2016 in spite of furious opposition from some quarters, particularly transporters and members of the House of Representatives.

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III, recently expressed regret about the fact that Muslim extremists make Islam look bad and have turned it into “a bashing boy…because people hold it responsible for the misdeeds of a few.”

Former governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Kalu has challenged western countries to support the anti-corruption policies of the Muhammadu Buhari administration by exposing Nigerians known to have fleeced the country of its resources.

ALL is certainly not well between the Plateau State government and people of the Qua’an Pan local government area of the State. The bone of contention is the decision of the state government to embark on the deforestation of the Pandam Game Reserve located in Qua’an Pan local government area and established in 1972 by the late Joseph Gomwalk’s administration.

NIGERIAN Air Force maritime aircraft is scheduled to begin surveillance of the Bakassi-Calabar –Akwa Ibom water channel to monitor the activities of pipeline vandals operating in the area.

ABUJA—SECRETARY to the Government of the Federation, David Lawal and some in President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration have been accused of being the masterminds of plots to remove Senate President, Bukola Saraki, from office.

THE people of Omadino community in Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State, have been warned to leave the Olu of Warri Kingdom, HRM Ogiame Ikenwoli, out of the leadership succession tussle rocking the Itsekiri Regional Development Committee, IRDC.

Speaking at the official signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two states of Lagos and Kebbi, held at the Banquet Hall, Lagos House, Ikeja, Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, said the partnership signaled the commencement of a new cooperation and common-sense revolution, which is in line with the change mantra of All Progressives Congress, APC, that calls for patriotism in all facets of life.

Igbo Women Assembly, IWA, has asked the Federal Government to intervene in the crisis between the Fulani herdsmen and various communities and villages across the country by bringing a stop to the ugly situation before things go awry.

Policemen attached to Igando division in Lagos have arrested a man who allegedly stole an infant formula worth N45,000 in a supermarket.

The 28-year-old suspect, Nurudeen Sulaimon, allegedly stole the formula to feed his crying new born baby

LAGOS—Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the cancellation of the usual restriction of movement during state-wide sanitation exercise, often held on the last Saturday of every month in the state.

GOVERNOR Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State, has risen against the new electricity tariff introduced by the National Elecricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, in February, saying the tariff has come at a wrong time when most Nigerians are faced with numerous challenges especially economic.