Osun State House of Assembly has given the state government a clean bill of health over its spending of the last year bailout by the federal government to some state governments to pay salary arrears.

GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and his predecessor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, yesterday, challenged media practitioners to disseminate credible information that would engender societal growth and development.

As part of activities mapped out for its Operation Python Dance and in a rekindled spirit of excellent civil / military relationship, the medical team of the 302 Artillery Regiment (General Support), yesterday, gave free medical treatment to over 300 indigenes and non indigenes of Azia community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra state.

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has asked the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, to pay N47, 670,000 as fine over its failure to submit 2013 and 2014 audited financial statements.

Indications emerged, yesterday, that over 14,200 Benue youths are infected and currently living with the dreaded HIV/AIDS.

The chiefs and elders of the coastal community of Makun-Omi in Ogun Waterside, Ogun State have denied the allegation by their neighbours in Atijere community in Ondo State that they invaded their community.

THE Centre for Marine Surveyors in Nigeria has frown at the use of unsafe boats and other water crafts on Lagos waters. Speaking at the annual lecture of the centre, the group’s Vice President Engr Akin Olaniyan said that the need to ensure safety of passenger boats on Lagos waters cannot be over emphasized following the hugh number of commuters currently patronising the use of water transport.

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has called for strong synergy between the FRSC and the States Traffic Management Agencies for effective traffic management in the country, saying only effective collaboration between the agencies could address the challenges of traffic management in the country.

THE three Military Governors of the then Western Region, Major General David Medaiyese Jemibewon (Old Oyo), Group Captain Ita David Ikpeme (Old Ondo), and Major General Saidu Ayodele Balogun (Ogun) who founded the Odu’a Investment Company Limited have told governors of the six owner states that posterity would not forgive them if they allowed partisan politics to destroy the legacy.

Erstwhile National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd, has prayed the Supreme Court to expedite hearing on two appeals he lodged against his continued detention by the Federal Government.

THE International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, yesterday, revealed that over 389 million Africans are currently living in extreme poverty.

Tomorrow, Saturday 10th December 2016, will mark the third attempt at concluding the Rivers State elections which started (and ended for most of the states of the Federation) in the March and April, 2015 general elections. But the case of Rivers State was different in that all the senators and all but one of the 13 members of the House of Representatives members were annulled at the electoral tribunals. Similarly, some of the House of Assembly seats were declared vacant.

The counsel to second defendant Mr A. Nwachukwu, Olisaeloka Ezike, in the ongoing trial of Cynthia Osokogu’s alleged murder, yesterday sought the leave of the court to file his final written address.

As politicians begin realignment towards the 2019 political permutations, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said that he is not in talks with anyone or group to join the so-called mega party being planned to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

In a bid to promote healthy living, , the United Nations Education Fund, UNICEF, in collaboration with the National Orientation Agency, NOA, Abia State, has tasked families in Abia State to cultivate the habit of good hygiene, balanced nutrition, as well as the well-being of children and pregnant women to prevent disease attack.