Rivers State governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, has said that the state was not celebrating democracy day because the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has destroyed the foundation of democracy by plotting to allocate legislative seats in the state.

ONE year after General Muhammadu Buhari assumed office as an elected President of Nigeria, majority of Nigerians (especially those who voted for him in hopes of better life than what obtained during the Dr. Goodluck Jonathan presidency) are bitterly disappointed because of the worsening condition of things on almost all fronts.

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the responsibility of naming looters of national assets and details of the loot will fall on the Ministry of Information.

THE standoff between the military and the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, degenerated, early yesterday, as soldiers of 343 Artillery Regiment of 2 Brigade, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, engaged the militants in a fierce gun duel at Gulobokri and Eweleso communities, around Brass area of Bayelsa State.

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State yesterday said he had kept faith with his promises to better the lot of his people in spite of the harsh economic situation in the country.

Embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, has distanced himself from a petition asking the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to probe former President Goodluck Jonathan.

All Progressives Congress, APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerian democracy partisans not to lose hope upon present economic challenges, saying that the quest for democracy is a battle and not a banquet.

Coach Bala Nikyu and team administrator, Mary Oboduku have arrived in Amman, Jordan for today’s draw ceremony for this year’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The duo left Nigeria Saturday.

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has dragged 52 individuals and organizations, indicted by the Justice Elizabeth Kpojime Judicial Commission of Enquiry, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in a move to recover the N107 billion allegedly looted from the state’s treasury during the last administration.

The Lagos State Government through the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, has said that about one million pupils are expected to partpate in the 2016/2017 registration into the Early Child Care Development Education, ECCDE, and primary one in the state public primary schools.ici

With attention geared towards ensuring good morals among children across the country, Lagos state, weekend called on parents and individuals to join hands to bring up children worthy of the country’s pride.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, yesterday said his ascension into office one year ago as the 14th governor of the state was an assignment from God, just as he vowed to continue to serve humanity selflessly throughout his tenure and lifetime.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has called for consolidation in the microfinance banks industry. Director, Other Financial Institutions Supervision Department, CBN, Mr. Ahmad Abdullahi made this call, saying that consolidation of microfinance banks will drive efficiency and increase investments made by operators in the sector, repositioning it for easy access to potential customers.

THE Tin-Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS), weekend intercepted three twenty-feet containers carrying sub-standard cables and wires.

THESE, definitely, are not the best of times for the Akpoyibo family of Ellu in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, following the murder of their son, Mr. Kent Akpoyibo, a member of the community’s security vigilante outfit by some assailants.