Ahead of the August 17 National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), some pressure groups have thrown their weight behind the aspiration of Chief Olabode George, Professor Tunde Adeniran and Otunba Gbenga Daniel to become the next chairman of the party.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has described the late former Principal of Christ the King College, CKC, Onitsha as many things rolled into one, noting that he used his God-given attributes to nurture over 10,000 students at the famous college where he was principal for more than 21 years.

The number of vacant properties in the upper class real estate neighbourhoods of Lekki, Victoria Island and Ikoyi has risen by 72 percent over the last 18 months, a report by the Financial Derivatives Company Limited (FDC) has stated. The FDC’s Vacancy Factor Index (VFIX) for 2nd Quarter June 2016 report attributed the rise in the number of vacant properties, based on the housing stock as at January 2015, to a combination of rising inflation, GDP contraction, falling consumer confidence and increasing unemployment rates contrived to lower demand for housing.

CALABAR—OVER three thousand persons in Busi 4, one of the communities at the base of the famous Obudu Ranch Resort in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State, have been displaced following a communal conflict, weekend.

lagos—An ongoing opinion poll has shown Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State to be in the lead as Nigeria’s top performing governor.