More eminent Nigerians have continued to pay tributes to the former Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Ojo Maduekwe who died Wednesday at the age of 71. Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, in his tributes yesterday described late Maduekwe’s death as a big loss to the diplomatic community and Nigeria. Anyaoku who spoke to News Agency of Nigeria on the sidelines of the celebration of the 240th Independence Anniversary of the U.S. in Lagos, said ‘’Ojo’s sudden death is shocking and most unexpected. Ojo really achieved distinction in combining distinctions in local Nigerian politics and in foreign affairs. ‘’Ojo was the Secretary of his party, the PDP and its Board of Trustees. He was also a Foreign Minister of this country, and in that capacity introduced the policy of Citizen Diplomacy.

Operatives of the State of State Services (SSS) have arrested, Mr. Cornelius Ubara, the suspected abductor of 16-year old Miss Precious Osuji, who got missing from her home in Kapwa, a suburb of Lugbe in Abuja on November 13, 2015. The suspect was until the sudden disappearance of Precious a tenant of her parents and lived with them in the same premises. Sources said that he was arrested by the operatives through painstaking investigations and deployment of state-of-the-art technology.

Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, yesterday, kicked against any move to carve out scarce land for grazing reserves for cattle, making it clear his state would not have anything to do with the idea. Rather, the governor endorsed the setting up of cattle ranches across the country as is being done by other cattle-producing countries including Swaziland in Africa. The governor, who spoke to Saturday Vanguard in Abuja, pointed out that the idea of setting up grazing reserves across Nigeria for cattle had been overtaken by Nigeria’s rising population and the paucity of land.

GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, yesterday signed the Delta State Security Trust Fund (amendment Bill) 2016, Delta State Anti-kidnapping (amendment) Bill 2016, the Delta State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy (amendment) Bill 2016 and the Delta State Economic Planning Council bill 2016. Assenting to the bills which was presented by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon.Monday Igbuya who was accompanied by the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Friday Osanebi and other principal Officers in Asaba, the governor said he was excited to have signed the Bills into law and expressed confidence that the economic situation of the state and the country would improve in the next few months.

THE absence of the monarch and other prominent leaders dimmed the occasion on Friday as Actg Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris visited turbulent Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West local government area, Delta state to preach peace over the renewed attacks on oil installations in the area.

My husband of two years is very sociable and has many close friends that we meet up with for dinner. But he also has clingy friend who comes to our home every Friday and stays until Sunday afternoon. I am often lying around in very little or feeding our baby. One morning he bumped into me naked in the bathroom. I feel as though my privacy is being invaded. My husband just expects me to chat to him but I am getting angry and we end up having huge fights. If I blame my husband, his friend jumps in and ticks me off.

SPECIAL assistant to the Senate president, Senator Ita Enang yesterday tendered an unreserved apology to the Senate over statements by a presidential aide, Okoi Obono- Oblo to the effect that the Senate lacked the powers to summon Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami.

When Iyiola Shola, a civil servant, was robbed on March 8, 2016, by a gang of armed robbers who stormed her apartment in Ketu area of Lagos State and dispossessed her of cash, jewelleries, mobile phone, laptop and a Toyota Camry Saloon car, the victim was optimistic that her car would be recovered. She told Crime Guard that she went into fasting and prayers after reporting the incident to the police and she was hopeful that the police will recover her car and arrest the robbers involved.

To minimize disputes arising from the failure to plan for certainties in life, especially death, Stanbic IBTC Trustees Ltd, a member of the Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc., has appealed to Nigerians to see estate planning as imperative to peaceful and orderly transfer of assets. Though people generally shy away from the issue of death, this certainty is a fundamental part of life that should be recognized and planned for, the company said.

THE Olomu/Effurun-Otor Political Mandate, a pressure group in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State has unanimously passed a vote of no confidence on Olorogun Emmanuel Aguariavwodo, former Senator and ex-Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for his alleged role in subverting the political fortune of the area.