THE Borno Government has advised Muslims to be vigilant as they troop to various Eid grounds to offer prayers at the end of Ramadan.

Nigerian Army, yesterday, said its troops ambushed and killed a Boko Haram spy carrying out surveillance for the group in Borno State.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, Mr Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, among others, yesterday, urged Muslims not to discard messages of love, perseverance, self-denial, almsgiving and others learned during the holy month of Ramadan should not be discarded

Following the financial challenges facing private universities in the country, the Vice Chancellor of Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State, Prof. Otete Okobiah, has linked the paucity of funds in running private universities to the inability of the various tiers of government to pay workers’ salaries as at when due.

THE crisis rocking Okhue-Esan Kingdom in Esan South- East Local Government Area of Edo State over an alleged letter of appointment issued to one of the claimants to the throne of the Onogieship of the community, one Emmanuel Ehikioya by the state government has taken a new dimension as Esan Traditional Rulers said that they were yet to take a decision on the matter following the absence of Ehikioya at several meetings called on the subject.

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa-Ibom State has inaugurated the transition committee chairmen for the 31 local government areas in the state, saying plans were underway to provide a lifeline for the Local Government system to enable the third tier of government break even in its programmes.

There are very few nations in this world where such a question would apply. The generalised absence of conviction politics in today’s Nigeria has cemented the greed and selfishness which are the hallmark of most of our public processes.

THE full implementation of the ban on street trading in Lagos State which came into effect last Monday was greeted with a lot of misgivings in many quarters. In fact, the debate currently rages as to whether or not the state government was right to contemplate and implement the ban.

THE Information and Communications Technology (ICT) accessories market located in Ikeja, Lagos is about the largest ICT accessory market in Africa.

OHANAEZE Ndigbo Youth Council yesterday declared as false the claim by some members of the leader of Indigenes People of Biafra (IPOB) that the former Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State threatened to kill Nnamdi Kanu.