Tension was yesterday doused in Osun State after two days of what could have developed into religious crises following an Osogbo High Court judgement which allowed female Muslim students in public schools in the state to wear hijab along with their uniform. Specifically, It was gathered that normalcy has returned to Baptist High School, Adeeke Iwo which for two days was at the centre of attraction as the students of the school attended classes in both hijab and Christian robes.

The governorship ambition of Mr. Godwin Obaseki in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State election, received a boost on Wednesday as the Edo North Senatorial District endorsed him.

Gbaramatu Kingdom, in Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, the ancestral home of ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, was on Thursday, agog, following the visit of Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu.

A British lawmaker was killed in a shock daylight street attack on Thursday, throwing campaigning for the referendum on Britain’s EU membership into disarray just a week before the crucial vote.

Director of Defence Information, Defence Headquarters, Brig.-Gen. Rade Abubakar, says the army is committed to purging itself of corrupt officers.

Abubakar said this on Thursday when he featured at a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja.