UYO—TRADITIONAL rulers of Ibibio, Oro, Annang and Ekid ethnic groups of Akwa Ibom State have hailed the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint an indigene of the state as the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

IKOT EFANNGA MKPA— CONCERNED residents of Ikot Efannga Nkpa community, Calabar Municipality Local Government Area of Cross River State, have raised eyebrows over the release by the police of a 63-year-old alleged serial rapist, who allegedly had unlawful carnal knowledge of his mistress,’ three-year-old daughter and 11-year-old sister.

CO-CONVENER of Oghara Center for Social Justice, a Nigerian civil society organization helping the community to fight for its rights, Rev David Ugolor, has said that the problem between the people and navy stems from the fact that the security agency has practically abandoned its primary responsibility in the area to pursue business.

AS part of its commitment to ensure comfortable life for Nigerians, particularly nursing mothers and their newborns, Vitafoam Nigeria Plc recently introduced innovative mother-and-child-friendly aids aimed at enhancing the experience of breastfeeding.

The Federal Government has vowed to checkmate the actions of unscrupulous individuals in the Solid Minerals sector, who are fuelling insecurity in the country.

Great Britain is a nation with a rich history: of empires, colonialism and industrial revolutions. Today, when we talk of geographical space and population, you won’t rank Britain at the top but that is not the case.

OGHARA—THE Ovie of Oghara Kingdom, Delta State, HRM Noble Oyibo Eshemitan, FCA, was speechless when the Flag Officer Commanding, FOC, Nigerian Navy Logistics Command, Oghara, Rear Admiral Begroy Iben-Enwo, dispatched to him, Monday, July 25 evening, a supposed Certificate of Occupancy, C of O, for the land in dispute between the community and the security agency.

“We urge all stakeholders and the good people of Edo state to go out and exercise their fundamental rights by engaging the election in a very peaceful and calm manner. “Any act of violence is anathema to peaceful coexistence and militates against the consolidation of democracy. The political situation Edo State before now is filled with uncertainty and various threats and violent incidences; hence everybody is apprehensive of what to come during the election.

LAGOS—OFFICERS of Lagos State Police Command are investigating a gang of suspected fraudsters that specialise in changing paper to money. The police got wind of the activities of the gang, following complaints by one of their victims that the gang members allegedly manipulated her and stole N500,000 from her bank account.

The Special Fraud Unit of Nigeria Police, yesterday, arraigned two staff of Saint Saviour’s Schools, Alexander Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, over alleged N5. 330 million fraud. The accused are Olawale Azeez, the school’s Finance Clerk, and Rasheed Lanlehin, an Assistant Facilities Manager.

TRADITIONAL rulers in the six Local Government Areas in Edo North senatorial district of Edo State have endorsed the APC candidate, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; the campaign organisation said in a statement yesterday.

Owerri—Cultists killed a five-year-old boy after setting two houses ablaze at Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, Sunday night. Members of the Iceland cult group at Etekuru community in the local government were said to have killed the child, whose name was given as Believe Tobias, while on a mission to kill suspected security agencies’ informants in the area.

The federal government has set machinery in motion to raise $1 billion from International Capital Market in 2016, the Debt Management Office, DMO, has disclosed.

Youngsters in the current Golden Eaglets bidding for a ticket to next year’s CAF and FIFA competitions have been advised to gird their loins if they are keen at emulating their illustrious predecessors who conquered the world.