Tragedy struck in Aba at the weekend when an unknown operative of the Abia State Vigilante Service, AVS, popularly known as ‘Bakassi Boys’, shot dead a female birthday celebrant at a popular eatery in Ariaria area of the city.

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, said only qualified teachers, who were duly registered, would be allowed to teach in the country to ensure professionalism. Adamu said this while briefing newsman on the sidelines on the presentation of a draft roadmap tagged “Education for Change: A Ministerial Strategic Plan 2016-2019’’ to education stakeholders in Abuja on Monday.

In recent times, mobile phone makers are putting huge marketing budgets behind the promotion of, what is now the modern world’s most expensive toy- smartphones.

Disputed National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, said his faction of the party would review outcome of its primary election for governorship election in Ondo state.

The Africa Union (AU) has stated that the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) can be richer than Dangote because the scheme is accepted in all parts of the country for the skills it has and is still imparting in the youths. To this end, the AU has indicated its willingness to partner the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) in skills acquisition for youths in Nigeria.

Ekiti state governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, on Monday signed the “Anti Grazing Bill 2016” recently passed by the House of Assembly. The bill was sponsored by the executive after the killing of two persons by suspected herdsmen in Oke Ako community in Ikole Local Government Area of the state.

As the Election Day draws nearer, the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Governorship candidate in Edo State, Mr. Osaro Onaiwu, has promised to reduce the taxes being imposed on the citizens so as to mitigate their economic woes.

Pharmaceutical professionals, institutional investors, policy makers and key stakeholders in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries from across the world will in September hold a public discourse in Lagos to reflect on the developments, challenges and opportunities in the sector.

Worried about the rising cases of cervical cancer among Nigerian women, Executive Director of the Sebeccly Cancer Care and Support Centre, Dr. Omolola Salako has enjoined Nigerian women to embrace regular cervical screening to ensure prompt treatment of the life threatening condition.

Police in Kano on Monday arraigned three Hisba guards for allegedly assaulting a reporter with the Kano-based Radio station, Express Radio, Malam Abdullahi Isah. The suspects, Dahiru Murtala, Auwalu Ibrahim and Farouk Usman, were charged for criminally assaulting and confiscating gadgets belonging to the reporter.

The Rivers Police Command said on Monday that the killers of Port Harcourt-based human rights lawyer,Mr Ken Atsuwete, would be brought to justice.

Air Peace has issued hundreds of free business and economy class tickets to its loyal customers who have earned enough points under the airline’s frequent flyer programme tagged “Peace Advantage.”

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ABUJA: Ahead of Saturday’s governorship primary election of his party in Ondo state, President Muhammadu Buhari has exonerated himself from the crisis of confidence rocking the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC.

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