In what appears as pyrrhic victory for Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, the forgery case against them, which the Federal Government surreptitiously withdrew last week, is to be filed afresh by the same government.

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) said on Sunday that it effect a total ban on the importation of rice into the country by 2017.

ITSEKIRI riverine communities in Delta State, Sunday proposed an 11-point demand to the Federal Government for reasonable peace and development to ensue in the Niger Delta region.

Nigeria’s secret police seized hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and assets in a series of anti-corruption raids targeting senior judges, drawing sharp condemnation Sunday from the bar association and rights groups.

World Cup Africa matchday 1 qualifying results Saturday:

England’s interim manager Gareth Southgate expressed bewilderment after captain Wayne Rooney was booed by his own supporters during his side’s 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Malta.

Moving forward, Wike also acquired 4.1 hectares of land at the Port Harcourt GRA for the construction of suitable residential quarters for judges in the state. This is aside other perks of office the Wike administration has approved for judicial officers in the state

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the State of Osun will on Tuesday 11th October, 2016, sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Growth and Employments in States 4 (GEMS4).

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to use his “good offices and leadership to urgently instruct the Department of State Service (DSS) to immediately and unconditionally release all the judges arrested by them and to ask the DSS to end continuing intimidation and harassment of the judiciary.”

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the 2016 edition of the annual National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST 2016) as a success, saying it has helped to strengthen national unity.

Chief Letep Daban, the Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Plateau chapter, has described the defection of Sen. Joshua Dariye from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to APC as a welcome development.

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers says Rivers United Football Club will train in Madrid, Spain to prepare for the 2017 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League.

The crown Prince of Benin Kingdom, Prince Eheneden Erediauwa, on Saturday began his coronation journey by trekking a distance of about 10 kms from his palace at Uselu to Eko-Ohae.

Department of State Service, DSS, yesterday, said it recovered over N360 million from the residences of three judges following raids, on Friday night,‎ of the residences of seven judges of the Supreme, Federal and High Courts across the country.

The pertinent question here is: Why is an accusation of waste of scarce public resources so significant when it comes to governance? As a pastor, I will say it is because there are parallels to draw even from the Bible