Former Commissioner of Police, Enugu State, Mr Ekechukwu Nwodibo will on September 8, reappear before the commission of inquiry into the killing of people in Nimbo community, Enugu State by suspected herdsmen.

Wives of South-East governors and some prominent women leaders from the zone have ended their meeting in Owerri, Imo State and agreed to work together for the progress of the South-East people in particular and Nigeria in general, stating that their coming together was also to compliment the effort of their male counterparts who had earlier met in Owerri for the same goal of uniting for development and growth of the zone.

The Deputy Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Friday Osanebi, has said it was necessary for politicians to give report of stewardship to constituents for them to feel involved in governance.

Soldiers attached to the 144 Battalion, Asa Ukwa West council area of Abia State have killed two kidnappers as their gang made to escape from a foiled kidnap operation at Umukanma village in Ugwunagbo council area.

Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, yesterday, pleaded with the Federal Government to take urgent steps and pay thousands of civil servants their outstanding salaries and allowances, lamenting that the workers were hungry and passing through very hard times.

Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State has denied tampering with the bailout funds given to the state by the Federal Government.

In a bid to divert the attention of youths of Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State from militancy, 17 of them have been trained in different vocational skills.

IN a bid to raise the standard of education in the state, Bayelsa State deputy governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John-Jonah (retd), has said that the state government will reintroduce boarding facilities in the public school system with the planned take off of 11 new model boarding schools in September.

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, yesterday, warned banks operating in the state to desist from conniving with civil servants to milk government through ghost workers.

TWO years after the United States government gave Nigeria an ultimatum to put its port security in order, or face sanction, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) yesterday rated Nigeria high on compliance with International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. IMO’s Lead Consultant, Mr Brian Cranmer, speaking in Lagos at the opening of a five-day ‘train-the-trainer’s programme said the efforts of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in ensuring compliance with the Code is quite commendable.