ABEOKUTA—The Osile of Oke-Ona Egba, Oba Dr. Adedapo Tejuoso has warned Governor Ibikunle Amosun against signing the creation of additional 37 Local Council Development Areas bill without including Orike-Oko as part of Obafemi-Owode and not Remo-North Local Government.

GOVERNORSHIP aspirant of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki and his supporters escaped death, yesterday, when armed men opened fire on them at Sobe, Owan West Local Government Area of the state.

Some officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit (Task Force) were weekend attacked by alleged miscreants during a raid on illegal abattoirs/slabs at Oshodi and Idi-Araba area of the state.

Following renewed militants’ attacks on oil facilities and herdsmen attacks on innocent citizens, the Defence Headquarters, DHQ, yesterday reiterated its warning to Nigerians that it would not condone unwholesome acts capable of causing a break down of law and order in any part of the country.

PROFESSOR Ladipo Adamolekun, an accomplished academic, international diplomat, veteran author and one-time politician has documented his experience as an academic in various universities and at the World Bank in his new autobiography titled; ‘I Remember.’

GOVERNOR Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, has warned newly appointed administrators of local government councils in the state against looting of councils’ funds, saying anyone caught in corrupt practices would face the full wrath of the law.

AIDES of senators and members of the House of Representatives, under the aegis of National Assembly Legislative Aides Forum, NASSLAF, have rejected Mr. Sam Melaye, younger brother to Senator Dino Melaye, as their Chairman.

No fewer than five persons are feared dead and several others injured in Okpolo-Enhwe community, weekend, following an attack by suspected youths of Igbide community in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State.

Nigerian Army, yesterday, said it had cleared seven more villages taken by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Borno in its bid to end terrorism in the North East.

Federal government contractors who have been waiting to be paid can now heave a sigh of relief as the Ministry of Finance is set to pay, so they could return to sites.

Former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has urged state governors across the country to return schools to religious bodies and perform only supportive roles.

Lagos—The Court of Appeal in Lagos at the weekend affirmed the judgment of a Federal High Court in Lagos convicting and sentencing three members of the Boko Haram terror group to 25 years imprisonment each.

The remains of late Prince Ademola Adeniji-Adele will be buried at Abari Cemetery, Lagos Island, on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, according to family sources.

After many weeks of verbal exchange, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will today confront the spokesman of former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s Campaign Organisation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, over N840 million he reportedly received a few days to the presidential election.

Nigerian born, British citizen, Ms Ayo Obe (née Ogunsola) was unarguably the most outstanding lady in the pack at the advent of the modern day civic society movement, a point that was consolidated by her election as president of the Civil Liberties Organisation in 1995.