FIBROIDS. The mere mention of the word sends cold shivers down the spines of millions of Nigerian women, particularly those of child-bearing age. Such was the experience of Taiwo Adewale who has been married 11 years without getting pregnant.

OBELLE—THE people of Obelle community in Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State, have complained that teachers and students in the dilapidated primary and secondary schools in the town are lacking chairs and tables and write to use.

ASABA—DELTA State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, went on a two-week leave break recently, but not many Deltans knew that he actually went on leave because they did not sense the void due largely to the bond between him and his deputy, Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, a legal practitioner, who functioned as the Acting Governor, while he was away.

ABUJA — State chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have pledged unflinching loyalty to the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led national caretaker committee and renounced one of their own, who pledged loyalty to the former national chairman, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff.

Youth and Sports Development Minister, Barrister Solomon Dalung has vowed to discipline the U-23 national football team coach, Samson Siasia and every other team official who took to the media to vent his or her frustration with regards to perceived poor preparation for the Rio Olympic Games which begins on Friday.

As part of its unwavering commitment towards the advancement of the economy, Fidelity Bank Plc, in partnership with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has formally inaugurated the Zero2Export project.

Embattled former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, yesterday, submitted a petition to the chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and allied matters Commission, ICPC, calling for the investigation of the speaker and three other principal officers for alleged illegal padding of the 2016 budget.

The Federal Government, yesterday, spoke of plans to sponsor death penalty bill against vandals and others who attack critical national assets.

THE Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG described as one the fastest growing churches in the world with presence in 190 countries of the world, on Sunday, announced the promotion of some of its senior ministers to cope with the challenges of growth.

lagos—Minister of Science and Technology, Mr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has said that the Nigerian economy was lagging behind because it failed to pay sufficient attention to science and technology.