Unwanted advertising. Every Nigerian has been exposed to this; medicine marketers fill Lagos buses selling one magic pill for whatever ails you. And whether you live in the North, South, East or West, you’ve experienced that belly-aching feeling when your favourite television programme is interrupted by an ad break. When it comes to your mobile phone, you hope to find some relief, but the reverse is the case. Network providers flood your devices with unwanted text messages and calls time after time. It doesn’t cost them anything. But it cost you battery life, focus and good old peace of mind.

Mohammed, the first son of former governor of Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu, was on Thursday arraigned before Magistrate Court II, Lokoja, on grounds of criminal conspiracy, causing grievous harm, mischief, armed robbery and attempt to commit culpable homicide.

THE gale of rejection of the governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress APC, in Ondo State, continued Thursday, as another contestant, Senator Ajayi Boroffice rejected the result of the election.

The speculation about possible increase in price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol, may hold some water as the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, yesterday warned of a threat to product availability in the country.

The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit has described the assault on a female Muslim candidate writing the current examination of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Khadijat Eniola Anisere, as an affront and call for chaos.

Normalcy has returned to the abattoir, Agege area of Lagos, which was, Wednesday, thrown into pandemonium, following a clash between Hausa and Fulani traders that left three persons dead and scores of others injured.

AUWAL Ibrahim is the executive director of the Civil Society Legislative and Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, one of the for nonprofit agencies actively involved in nurturing the country’s legislatures.

Against the background of the recent clamour for legislators to work on part time basis, Ibrahim, popularly known as Rafsanjani drew questions on the desirability or otherwise of the proposal. Excerpts:AUWAL Ibrahim is the executive director of the Civil Society Legislative and Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, one of the for nonprofit agencies actively involved in nurturing the country’s legislatures.
Against the background of the recent clamour for legislators to work on part time basis, Ibrahim, popularly known as Rafsanjani drew questions on the desirability or otherwise of the proposal.

The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Isha Johansen and two other senior officials have been detained.

WARRI—Deputy Governor of Delta State, Mr. Kingsley Otuaro, yesterday, commiserated with the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area in the state, HRM Naira Ogoba, and Ijaw nation at large on the unfortunate death of Chief Thomas Ekpemupolo, father of ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo.

A litrE of fuel, yesterday, sold between N300 and N400 in Imo State, due to shut down of filling stations in the state.