NATIONAL Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, Governor Adams Oshiomhole and National Vice Chairman of the party (South- South), Prince Hilliard Eta, weekend, assured party faithful and governorship aspirants of a free and fair governorship primary slated for June 18, 2016.

As muslims nationwide start off the 30 months fasting in the holy month of Ramadan, president Mohammadu has urged traders no to increase the prices of goods and services.

A six-man land grabbing syndicate, popularly called Ajagungbale has been arrested by Lagos State Task Force for illegally destroying and stealing properties worth over three million Naira in Makoko area of the state.

Luck, yesterday, ran out on a two-man armed robbery gang operating on motorcycle, when they were arrested by men of Fegge Police Division after they robbed a Customs officer at Fegge, Onitsha, Anambra State.

A 49-year-old man, Wasiu Arogege, is currently being questioned over the rape of a 19-year-old (names withheld) undergraduate of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos.

Suspected pirates have shot dead an executive member of the Ijaw Youth Council IYC, Diepreye Peters, along the Brass waterways in Brass Local Government area of Bayelsa State.

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III has directed the Muslim Ummah to commence the Ramadan fast on June 6.

President Muhammadu Buhari will today travel to London for 10 days to seek medical attention and take a rest, his verified Twitter handle announced, yesterday.

As Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, in the country intensify efforts at collecting debts owed by military formations across the country, Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mrs. Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison has summoned a meeting of all Area commanders within her command to map out modalities for the immediate payment of electricity bills by residents of police barracks in the state.

Gunmen, yesterday, invaded the Anthony, Lagos, abode of the Publisher of Vanguard Newspapers, Mr Sam Amuka, dispossessed him of some money meant for a trip to South Africa, this weekend.

Eagles caretaker coach Salisu Yusuf has said he believes Odion Ighalo’s goal against Luxembourg will boost his confidence after a rather trying time for the Watford striker.

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, of the 19 northern states yesterday insisted that the trial of the killers of 74-year-old woman, Madam Bridget Agbahime, who was murdered by a mob at Kofar Wambai market, Kano, Kano State, last week over alleged blasphemy of Islam, must not be done in secret.

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has advised the people of the state, especially stakeholders in the education sector, to guard against getting enlisted by individuals or groups who peddle misinformation and innuendoes to shoot down genuine initiatives of the government.

LAGOS—Banks’ treasury positions have been placed on high alert, following uncertainties surrounding the proposed flexible foreign exchange regime. As a result, system liquidity recorded a massive upsurge of 51.4 per cent to hit N408 billion last weekend against N277.4 billion recorded the previous week.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogun State has urged Governor Ibikunle Amosun to set up a probe panel on the recent collapsed Itoku market building which killed one woman and injured several others.