PORTHARCOURT—THE Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has been urged to set up police posts in all villages in Rivers State to enhance the fight against crime.

The Ethnic Heritage Centre, Ikoyi Lagos came alive penultimate week as the Yoruba Lakotun, the quarterly cultural flagship programme, celebrated its first anniversary amidst pomp and pageantry. It was a celebration that colourfully showcased some of the Yoruba cultural heritage especially the talking drum and the beaded gourd (sekere).

BENIN—A Fugar Magistrate’s Court in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State, has remanded Alhaji Nakowa Suleiman, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Mr Effiong Akpan, an Electoral Officer attached to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Auchi prison for alleged abduction of two Youth Corps members during the recent voters registration exercise.

THE All Progressives Congress, APC, on Thursday, in Abuja jettisoned the recommendations of its Appeal Committee on the conduct of the primary election for the Ondo State governorship election and submitted the name of the winner of the election, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick said there is no panic as the national team prepares for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Zambia on October 9.

The Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo has called on the people of Umuabo community, Ihealumona and Umuozalla community, Opi all in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu Sate to help create the enabling environment for government to initiate a peace process that would bring to an end, the lingering land dispute between them which had resulted in killings and destruction of properties.

ABUJA—The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, yesterday, upheld the election of Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State.

UGHELLI—HUNDREDS of women from Iwhre-Nene community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, yesterday, barricaded part of the Ughelli axis of the East-West express road in protest over the alleged intimidation and arrest of indigenes of the community by officials of National Petroleum Development Company, NPDC and men of the Nigerian Army’s 222 Battalion, Agbarha-Otor, over allegations of pipeline vandalism in the area.

On September 8, 2016, at the launch of his “Change Begins With Me” initiative – a new public enlightenment campaign – President Buhari made a speech. unknown to Mr President, entire paragraphs in this important speech had been lifted by one of his aides from President Barack Obama’s 2008 victory speech.

The Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas has called on corporate Nigeria to join hands with government in repositioning sports in the country.

Nissan has unveiled an all-new vehicle at the 2016 Hannover Motor Show. The Nissan Navara EnGuard Concept is a durable and tough all-terrain pick-up, designed to operate as a life-saving rescue platform in some of the world’s most harsh and extreme environments.

Jaguar Land Rover has expanded its powertrain family, unveiling new technologies for both current and future vehicles. The new additions will support the company’s long-term commitment to reduce vehicle emissions and improve fuel economy across its range through the introduction of more efficient engines along with alternative powertrains, lighter vehicles and improved vehicle energy conservation.

Lagos Court of Arbitration, (LCA) has always been a busy place with people who visit the three storey building in Lekki Phase 1 Lagos for the resolution of commercial disputes via arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. But the centre was turned to a museum of sort as all the floors were filled with various types of artworks courtesy of a historic exhibition by one of Africa’s most respected artists, Professor Bruce Onobrakpeya and his Harmattan workshop.

Ford has been on a quest to come up with a dream car that would suit the needs of moms. So what does that dream car look like?

The National Youth Games get underway this weekend at the sports complex of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State as athletes started arriving on Monday to conclude registration for the one-week event.