The Registrar of the Federal High Court, Jos, Chika Udenkwo has poured cold water on the claim by the Chris Giwa group in the crisis threatening the peace of Nigeria’s football that the Court sacked the Amaju-Pinnick-led Board of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.

ON Tuesday this week, the civil society organisation called Citizens United for Peace and Stability (CUPS), made good on its announced plan to peacefully storm the National Assembly, to demand the immediate resignation of Senate President, Bukola Saraki.

United Nations International Children’s Emergency, UNICEF, has said no fewer than 34,512 children in Adamawa State are suffering from acute malnourishment, noting that it has spent N38 million on “Ready-to-use Therapeutic Food, RUTF, and Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition, CMAM, between 2011 and 2015.

In handling certain diseases, it has been proved that time is of the essence. If a patient presents at the hospital early and the ailment diagnosed early, the possibility of survival is high especially in cases like cancer, Lassa fever and Ebola. So it was a great relief when Professor Christian Happi, Dean, College of Postgraduate Studies, Redeemer’s University Ede, Osun State, came up with the Lassa Fever and Ebola Virus Disease rapid diagnostic kits.

Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has called on the Federal Government and the international community to support the anti-deforestation efforts of the state government to preserve and manage its rich forest resource rather than work against the construction of the superhighway by his administration.

Lagos—GOVERNOR Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, yesterday, named the Dolphin Estate Park after the late human rights activist, Dr. Tunji Braithwaite.

Aggrieved women at Nkpor Main Market, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, yesterday, staged a peaceful demonstration to protest against imposition of high tax by officials of the market and some government revenue agents.

THE Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yussuf Lasun, is to lead the 10-man National Assembly Committee to interface with another 5-man committee from the executive to harmonise all the grey areas pointed out by the Presidency on the 2016 budget.

THE Edo State Commissioner for Energy and Water Resources, Mr Washington Osifo, yesterday, denied allegation that his boss, Governor Adams Oshiomhole, directed him to write a petition against the Deputy Governor of the state, Dr Pius Odubu, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, recorded 261 percent increase in its operating surplus to N123 billion for the financial year ended December 31, 2015.

The World Bank has promised to provide funding for Nigeria’s petroleum sector, while it also expressed support for the ongoing reforms.

Senator Magnus Abe, the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, for Rivers South-East senatorial district, in the national and state legislative rerun elections, has described the continuous killings in Ogoni area of the state as man made obstacles targeted at his ambition and success in the poll.

Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of an Ikeja High Court, yesterday, ordered that the N500 million libel suit filed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, against Olisa Metuh, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s spokesman, should go to mediation court.

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State has called on the Archbishop of the Benin Metropolitan See of the Catholic Church Archdiocese, Most Rev Augustine Akubeze, to intervene in the face-off between Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, and his deputy, Dr. Pius Odubu, by calling them to order.

The leadership of Bayelsa State House of Assembly, yesterday, succumbed to pressure with resolution to swear in three elected members of the opposition parties.