Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, Saturday, visited Senator Ahmed Makarfi, Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at his Kaduna home and announced that all the PDP Governors stand by him.

Former Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Director-General, Mr Raymond Omatseye, has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, to grant him bail pending the determination of his appeal against his conviction.

The Deputy Executive Secretary, Coker Aguda Local Council Development Area, Mrs Olatokunbo Ajala-Ekundayo, has urged Nigerian women to outgrow their aspiration in politics beyond the parish level to capture political power.

Children of Apostolic Faith Church, Jabi, Abuja celebrated children’s day with a retreat organised by the church.

Motorists in Hadejia, Jigawa, on Saturday observed that the positive effect of the new fuel pump price regime of maximum N145 per litre had become manifest just few weeks after its introduction.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja stated that his administration would continue to maintain the bilateral ties between Nigeria and Niger republic in agriculture.

Makurdi – Gov Samuel Ortom of Benue on Saturday said the amnesty programme of his administration had succeeded in reducing crime in the state.

Joseph Yobo’s testimonial match

The roll call of stars at the Yobo Testimonial International Match is unprecedented. They include; Samuel Etoo, Austin Jayjay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Sully Muntari, Steve Apiah , Ahmed Musa, Efe Ambrose, Vincent Enyeama, Ike Shorunmu, Augustine Eguavoen, Joel Obi and Coach Amodu Shu’aibu.

President Mohammadu Buhari has said that his government does not interfere with the arrest and prosecutorial activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and other anti-corruption agencies in the countries.