The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday, warns that no voter should be accompanied by armed escorts to the Polling Unit at Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday summoned the meeting of the Council of State with former President Goodluck Jonathan, interim President Ernest Shonekan and former military Head of State Abduulsalami Abubakar in attendance.

The Reformed Indegenous Peoples of Biafra, Re-IPOB, has reiterated its call for the restructuring of the Nigerian federation, saying, a working Biafra is far better than an unworking Nigeria.

In his avowed determination to bring happiness to the doorsteps of the people of Ondo State, the State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko says his administration has disbursed over N1.5bn to various groups under its micro credit scheme.

Ahmad Salkida, the Nigerian journalist taken into custody on Monday has been released.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday made a surprise appearance at the second meeting of the Council of States presided by president Muhammadu Buhari.

The Kaduna State Fire Service on Wednesday said that the organisation had carried out fire safety inspections on 58 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA’s) in the state.

The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday that its troops of 4 Brigade have arrested ‘a suspected national economy saboteur, one Mr. Gabriel Ogbudje (an Ex-militant leader), also the alleged leader of the “Otugas Fire Force”, a militant group threatening to attack Utorogu Gas Plant.

An eight-man notorious armed robbery gang that specialises in breaking into warehouses has been arrested by police operatives attached to the Anti Kidnapping Unit of the Zone 2 Command, Lagos.