THE House of Representatives has considered and adopted a report on a bill to establish the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State. The bill which transited from the 7th House to the 8th finally saw daylight in the Yakubu Dogara led 8th House.

THE Senate, yesterday, paid tribute to his Royal Majesty Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Erediauwa, the Oba of Benin on his demise, just as it observed a one minute silence in his honour.

CHAIRMAN of Advocacy Committee against Oil Facility Vandalism and Deputy Governor of Delta State, Mr. Kingsley Otuaro, has appealed to youths of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area of the state to rise up and secure oil facilities in their domain, whether or not they were part of Niger Delta Avengers, the militant group responsible for the renewed attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta region.

-The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh almost slumped on his way to the dock on Thursday, a situation that forced Justice Okon Abang to adjourn his trial till May 23.

Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, said that aside from the National Convention of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) holding in Port Harcourt on Saturday, May 21, 2016, it is unaware of another convention of the party.