High wired politicking is playing out ahead of the November 26 governorship election in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo state.

PDP Governorship Candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, yesterday, joined issues with Governor Adams Oshiomhole, over the governor’s allegation that the PDP was plotting to import thugs from neighbouring states to cause mayhem in the forthcoming election.

OVER 2000 members of the PDP in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State, led by Mr Promise Igbinevbo, yesterday, dumped the party for the APC.

LAGOS — NATIONAL Pension Commission, PenCom, yesterday in Lagos said it was, in collaboration with Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, compiling for prosecution a list of employers who have not been remitting deducted pension contributions.

SEVERAL inmates of Abakaliki prisons in Ebonyi state were yesterday feared dead and many sustained bullet injuries following a foiled jail break.

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The Nigerian military yesterday granted administrative bail to Ahmed Bolori and Aisha Wakil, who made themselves available to the authorities after being declared wanted.

Two suspected members of a robbery gang that allegedly attacked a church at Sabo-Onigba area of Ajagbandi, Lagos , carting away musical instruments worth N500,000 have been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command.

OWERRI—The Imo State Police Command, last Wednesday, arrested two notorious armed robbery suspects, whose stock in trade is robbing bank customers of their hard earned money. The latest success story came less than 48 hours after the Imo State Commissioner of Police, CP, Mr. Taiwo Lakanu, paraded several suspects for varying criminal activities, including armed robbery and kidnapping.

Owerri—Former governor of Imo State, Mr. Achike Udenwa, has said that claims by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, that he jumped bail was done in bad faith, saying he was expected to report to the commission yesterday, August 18.

ABAKALIKI—Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has declared a state of emergency on Abakaliki Prisons. He made the declaration on Thursday evening when he visited the prisons after a botched jailbreak by the inmates. Umahi had just returned from Port Harcourt, Rivers State where he attended the Peoples Democratic Party national convention when he decided to visit the prisons.

The father of 28 years old Larry Okah, allegedly abducted over seven months ago, by suspected members of the Agbarho Community Vigilante group, Delta State, yesterday, said his life was in danger, following several calls to his phone by the same people he suspects were behind the disappearance and subsequent murder of his son.

All the Nigeria’s women 4x100m quartet have to do is push harder and they might just clinch a medal for the country in track and field.

Abuja—The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Saddique Abubakar, said yesterday there was urgent need to boost the capacity of Nigerian Air Force to meet its responsibilities.

Amir of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Nigeria, Dr Mashhud Fashola has described the hundred years of the Jamaat’s existence in Nigeria as a manifestation of Allah’s Grace and Majesty in support of the claim of Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. Dr Fasola said this while giving a review of the 100 years of the group in Nigeria at a special forum organised by the Pan African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, PAMA, held in London, United Kingdom recently.