A top civil servant in the Governor’s office (names withheld) who received his text message during a church service in Benin City, yesterday, complained that the civil service was being turned into a political arena, in a move that could kill morale.

Although all the nine banks –First Bank, Diamond Bank, Sterling Bank, Skye Bank, Fidelity Bank, United Bank for Africa, Keystone Bank, First City Monument Bank, and Heritage Bank — suspended from the foreign exchange market have since been readmitted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the episode points to the need for caution when the regulatory authorities decide to wield the hammer to redress perceived violations.

AN aspirant in the December 8, 2014, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primaries in Abia State, Sir Friday Nwosu, has filed a notice of appeal at the Supreme Court, against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, which dismissed his suit against Dr. Uche Ogah, adding that the apex court will vindicate him.

ONCE again, a Northern leader issued a familiar query to his peers from the Niger Delta: what have you done with the money “channelled” to the region over the years? Hardly does a major political leader from that zone pass up the opportunity to issue this query, especially in addressing issues of resource control or demands from militant groups and other agitators for the development of the heavily-polluted oil producing areas of the country.

Against the background of the N1.6 trillion allocated to the National Assembly since the advent of democratic rule in 1999, Nigerians from different quarters are asking for constitutional amendments to compel members of the National Assembly to serve on part time basis.