FORMER national chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Umeh, clocked 54 years on Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Umeh, an estate surveyor by profession is an astute politician that can be said to have made significant impacts in the sustenance of Nigeria’s democracy.

WHILE some Lagos and Ogun communities in Igbo-Olomu and Ita-Oluwo areas of Ikorodu are still counting their losses following the invasion of their communities by some suspected militants, 13 riverine villages located in different areas of the two states have suffered same fate following fresh attacks launched by the rampaging invaders.

THE United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy, UNDEDSS, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to revive the 2009 amnesty template adopted by late President Umaru Yar’Adua saying it would stem the tide of armed agitation in the Niger Delta.

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AFTER a very pulsating election, at the Gombe Township Stadium, the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has elected Comrade Chinonso Obasi a.k.a IBB as the 31st President of the apex students’ body in Nigeria.

Stylish Nollywood actress, Catherine Henshaw-Nuttall, popularly called Kate Henshaw, Tuesday, celebrated her 45th birthday with energetic dance steps rarely performed by people of her age.

ABUJA- CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Women Affairs, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday petitioned Senate President Bukola Saraki, and the Chairman of APC, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, saying that her colleague, Senator Dino Melaye, APC, Kogi West threatened to rape her.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,Tuesday, detained the Abia State Resident Electoral Commissioner for collecting N20 million bribe to influence the outcome of the 2015 Presidential election in favour of one of the Peoples Democratic Party.

The High Commissioner-Designate, Indian High Commission, Mr. B.N Reddy, has stated that Nigeria remains the major focus market in Africa. Ruddy also expressed delight over Nigerian government’s on-going massive programme towards diversifying its economy beyond the oil and gas to create yet another opportune moment for expanding the existing engagement in agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure and mining.

About 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland this week for the Republican National Convention, at which Donald Trump will be formally nominated to run for the US presidency in November.