THE Naira yesterday de preciated further to N466 per dollar in the parallel market prompting the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to meet with Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators and Travelex to evolve measures to halt the persistent slide of the currency.

A 53-year-old Adegoke Taofik Sanusi, was yesterday arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court at Igbosere, for alleged theft of N4 million.

Sir Alex Ferguson was involved in his fair share of title races during his illustrious managerial career, and it seems he has ruled one massive club out of this year’s battle for the Premier League trophy.

THE National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Diaspora, Ivory Coast Chapter, Mr. Halim Oladimeji, has commended Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State for his unprecedented developmental projects in the state.

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, yesterday swore-in his commissioner for Information, Hon Obinna Nshirim and other political appointees into his administration.

SENATOR Jonathan Silas Zwingina represented Adamawa South Senatorial District on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP between 1999 and 2007. While in the National Assembly, the former Senate Leader held various positions such as Chairman committee on Works and Housing, Establishment, Internal Affairs, Information, Special Projects, Privatization and Economic Affairs. In this interview, Zwingina bares his mind on burning national issues such as the crackdown on judges by the Department of State Services, DSS, and the clamour for restructuring of the polity

Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, and her committee members on humanitarian crisis, yesterday, kick started the distribution of relief items to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, who have returned home in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State.

Lagos State Government yesterday, donated two Toyota Hilux Pick- Up vans to the Victoria Island Ikoyi Residents Association, VIIRA, aimed at sustaining the present achievements recorded in ensuring safety of lives and property, as well as clean-up exercise of Ikoyi and Victoria Island areas.

On October 19th, Chinese State Statistics Bureau released the latest macroeconomic statistics of 2016. In the first three quarters of the year, the GDP of China reached 7.91 trillion USD， growing by 6.7% at comparable prices compared with a year earlier and contributing a quarter of world economic growth.

Our land is enfeebled by harsh adversities. Farm produce, Okada fares and pure water are listed in dollar terms, producing privations and indignities. Are we born to suffer?