THE British Parliament this week is diverting world attention to another of its infamous Reports that tell you what you already know, contain no new information or insight, and has no tangible recommendations on the way forward.

Chief Norbert Obi is the Anambra State chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. In this interview, he speaks on Governor Willie Obiano’s performance since assumption of office in 2014, the state’s governorship poll in 2017 and the controversial Anambra Central senatorial rerun election. Excerpts.

BENIN—An Ebuoriaria Magistrate’s Court, Benin, Edo State, yesterday, remanded in prison custody an ex-militant, General Pere Ejune, 45, and one Trim Ade, 32, for allegedly being in possession of a double-barrelled gun, a cut-to-size double-barrelled gun and 18 live cartridges.

Deputy Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Friday Osanebi, has enjoined Nigerians to commence the ‘real change’ by taking actions that would bring peace to the nation.

Eucharia Iyiazi added another medal for Team Nigeria after winning bronze in the women’s discus throw at the on-going Rio 2016 Paralympic Games yesterday.

Chairman Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, FCT Chapter Comrade Kayode Adeniyi has denied reports quoting him as condemning the Sports Minister Solomon Dalung on his earlier comments on the performance of Nigerian Athletes.

KANO —Kano State government said, yesterday, it inherited about $28 million and over N6 billion debt incurred on foreign and local scholarships from the immediate past administration in the state.

ENUGU—The five Fulani herdsmen arrested for the killing of over 40 persons at Nimbo in Uzo Uwani Local Government Area of the state on May 25, 2016, have dragged the Attorney General of Enugu State and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Mellitus Eze and the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Idris Mohammed before the Federal High Court, Enugu, following their alleged failure to try them, five months after their arrest and detention.

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr is reported to have come under intense pressure to drop Watford striker Odion Ighalo and his Greece based counterpart, Brown Ideye as Super Eagles top strikers. The German is being talked into giving that role to Manchester City starlet, Kelechi Iheanacho.

Akure—THE crisis over the sack of 44 primary school teachers of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) staff school by the authorities deepened as parents of pupils of the school were asked to shun the resumption date next week.

Unknown to many, a stranger has quietly strolled in like a thief in the night, eating away the lives of many young Nigerians before they attain the age of five. This silent killer, currently ravaging infants across the country is blind to class and not limited to any region, it is called malnutrition and it is reported to be the cause of the increasing rate of stunted growth and infant mortality in Nigeria.

As Nigerians joined the rest of the world to celebrate this year’s Eld-ul-Adha, on Monday, the Nigerian Turkish International Colleges (NTIC) Foundation slaughtered no fewer than 80 cows and distributed same in size-able kilogrammes to indigent Nigerians to enable them celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir.

All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers, yesterday, challenged Governor Nyesom Wike to reveal how the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, planned to rig the legislative re-run election in the state, following his allegation to that effect.

The Commander of Operation Safe Haven, Major-General Rogers Nicholas, whose outfit is saddled with the responsibility of keeping peace in Plateau State, has decried the high rate of drug abuse and other crimes in the state.

YENAGOA—THE Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Bayelsa State chapter, has said that it will call out its members for an industrial action next week if the state government fails to pay salary arrears owed teachers in the state.