The Nigerian Navy has dismissed reports in social media that it was asking prospective candidates to pay N40,000 for placement in 2016 recruitment.

MOTORISTS and other users of the dilapidated busy Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Federal road may soon have a sigh of relief as the Federal Government has approved its rehabilitation.

Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, (retd), has promised that he will continue to advise both the federal and state governments where necessary to move the country forward, even as he called for total support for the government.

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, appointed Assistant Inspector General, AIG, Ibrahim Idris, as the acting Inspector General of Police, IGP, to replace retired Solomon Arase.

ONE wouldn’t know why but Abuja again seems to be courting needless and avoidable controversy, even trouble, with its reported plan to appoint a new Chief Justice of the Federation from the Nigerian Bar.

Gunmen in the early hours of yesterday, shot dead one Mr. Allain John-Morrison in Abua/Odua Local Government Area of Rivers State, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC.

The new foreign exchange framework, which started on an impressive note, Monday, may have begun to face its first liquidity test — adequate and independent supply of foreign currency to the market.

The 33rd Centre for Values In Leadership’s Leader Without Title (LWT) Leadership Colloquium held in honour of His Majesty Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, Agbogidi of Onitsha at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, was one of those unique occasions that reflect the beauty of cultures of the people of Nigeria.

ENYIMBA striker, Joseph Osadiaye has said his side’s CAF Champions League loss to Egyptian giants, Zamalek SC will count for nothing in top-flight clash against sister side, Abia Warriors.

Ogun State House of Assembly, yesterday, granted approval to Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s request to obtain N14.16 billion from the Federal Government Budget Support Facility to the States of the Federation.

The South West leadership of the Trade Union Congress, yesterday, held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo over non-payment of workers’ salaries.

President Muhammadu Buhari, former Ogun State Governor, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, Prof Pat Utomi and Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu I, are expected to lead other dignitaries to the public presentation of a book: “Cascade of Change: A decade of liberal thoughts,” in Lagos.

The book industry has suffered a lot due to mirage of issues like decline in readership, censorship, royalty, and remuneration coupled with the piracy that seek to kill the effort of the authors.

Mr Folunso Adebanjo has assumed office as the new Commissioner of Police in Rivers State.

Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose has finally surpassed himself in the act of throwing pointless tantrums.