Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said, yesterday, that he was persuaded to take over as Head of State, shortly after General Murtala Ramat Muhammed was killed in the 1976 coup.

THE Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has expressed worry over the continued absence of regulatory bodies of health institutions which is currently threatening healthcare delivery in the country, calling on President Muhammed Buhari to urgently constitute the Governing Board of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN.

ABUJA — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing ex-governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State over his inability to account for some billions of naira belonging to the state.

There is no debate as to which cable television network is the number one entertainment provider in Nigeria. Multichoice Nigeria, through its subsidiaries such as the DStv and Supersports in particular, have elevated sports broadcasting to Olympian heights. This has impacted positively on the citizens and their lives have never been the same again.

Awka—ONE woman was feared dead and five others injured when a luxury bus driver lost control and rammed into houses and vehicles along the popular Zik’s Avenue in Awka, yesterday.

Host Community of Nigeria, Producing Oil and Gas, HOSTCOM, has engaged the services of traditional rulers to meet with key stakeholders in the Niger Delta region to help in quelling the violence in the region and also bring about lasting peace.

THOUSANDS of Nigerian women battling with overweight and obesity now have opportunity to get rid of any form of unwanted body fat through non- surgical cosmetic treatment. This is being made possible with the introduction of Beauty Spa, Maison de beaute, (House of Beauty), a one-stop shop for beauty care, and subsidiary of Pumoh Exclusive online Services Limited that utilises the innovative V9 and the V11 machines.

OGHARA—HUNDREDS of residents of Oghara Kingdom, Delta State, have converged at the Assemblies of God Church, Ogharafe, to seek divine intervention over the continued incarceration of former governor of the state, Chief James Ibori.

OKPOKUNOU—PARAMOUNT ruler of Seimbiri Kingdom, Bomadi Local Government Area, Delta State, His Majesty Pere (Dr) Charles Ayemi-Botu, aka the Lion of the Niger, has called for peaceful coexistence among his people, saying that only harmonious living could guarantee peace and usher in speedy development to the kingdom.

BENIN—MUSLIM organisations under the aegis of Edo Muslims for Equity and Good Governance, EMEGG, have threatened to institute a legal action against Edo State Government if it carries out its threat to ban the wearing of hijab by Muslim female students in public schools.