Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, yesterday commended operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for investigating the Speaker and other members of the state House of Assembly for allegedly misappropriating N750 million meant for purchase of official cars.

AS the ongoing industrial action by workers in Kogi State enters day five today, the state government yesterday, described the strike as act of sabotage.

The former governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, on Thursday, failed to persuade the Federal High Court in Abuja to quash the three-count criminal charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him.

The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal, sitting in Makurdi, yesterday dismissed the petition by the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the Benue South senatorial election, Daniel Onjeh challenging the victory of Senator David Mark, on the grounds that it was filed out of time.

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, led by Joe Ajaero and the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Intuitions Employees, NUBIFIE, yesterday dismissed media reports that the planned picketing of banks involved in recent mass sack of workers had been suspended, insisting that any moment from now, the affected banks would feel the wrath of workers.

The Plateau State House of Assembly had a rowdy session, yesterday, as 10 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP lawmakers walked out over the six-month tenure extension for the management committee Chairmen of the 17 local government areas of the state.

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, yesterday said his representative’s comment on the attitude of Nigerians towards officers of the Nigerian police was not based on the recent attack of Lagos and Ogun communities by some gunmen.

Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bayo Ojo, SAN, yesterday called for the promotion of online dispute resolution mechanism in the country.

FOLLOWING the crisis that trailed the wearing of Hijab by female Muslim students in Osun State, the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria, MUSWEN, has advised on the Osun State Chapter, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), to respect the court ruling or seek legal redress if not satisfied with the judgement.

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, yesterday, cautioned the new commander of the Federal Government security outfit in the Niger Delta, code named, “Operation Delta Safe” to be professional in addressing security challenges in the region.

Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, Barrister Chris Green has denied any knowledge of the employment of Frenchman Paul Le Guen to tinker the Super Eagles.

BARELY a month after Chevron Nigeria Limited, successfully handed over OML 55 field to an indigenous firm, Belemaoil Producing Limited, the company has increased its oil production to 3000 barrel per day.

Constitutional chaos broke out in Abia State, yesterday, after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, issued a certificate of return to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship claimant, Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah

MAKURDI—no fewer than five members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, in Benue State were, weekend, slaughtered in cold blood by armed men suspected to be the masterminds of the recent surge in kidnappings and violent crimes in the state.

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