There was mayhem at Ohaji- Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State weekend, when cultists killed nine people while avenging the killing of one their members by another rival group.

SOME Leaders and chieftains of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have advised President Muhammadu Buhari to go beyond apologies and give Nigerians credible and peaceful elections.

THE Rivers State electoral re-run was not an election; it was war and the generals on both sides lived up to the billing. Like in wars, manifestoes or programmes were unnecessary. The All Progressives Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP simply told the voters that they were ready for the expected violence. There were pre-election shootings and bombing. It was a question of how many will be killed or maimed, how many wives will become widows, children that will become orphans, and families that will lose their loved ones. There was no pretense that the gladiators wanted peaceful polls.

Tourists from different parts of the country on Sunday visited various tourist sites and museums in Badagry as part of activities marking the Easter celebrations.

The Uromi Traditional Council, yesterday, debunked statements credited to Mr. Peter Enaholo, son of late Nigerian nationalist, Chief Anthony Enaholo, that the Anthony Enaholo’s title, Adolor of Uromi is hereditary, clarifying that it is not hereditary, but honorary.

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, at the weekend, identified examination malpractice as a major challenge militating against its operations in its 64 years of existence.

The National Assembly approved the 2016 Appropriation Bill, just a day before recess, on the Wednesday 23rd of March; the approval was a fulfillment of the Appropriation Committees’ promise to do the needful before the Easter break. However, the Senate Appropriation Committee’s Chairman, Danjuma Goje, acknowledged that the three months delay before implementation could have been avoided if the Budget was presented to the Legislature in good time.

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, said, yesterday, the petroleum industry was flawed with over-regulation and lacked clarity in its operations and hampering the growth, investment and job creation in the sector.

Major stakeholders in the agricultural sector recently converged in Kano to review critical issues in the sector at the 41st Regular Meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Rural Development (NCARD) conference. Chairman, Executive Working Group (EWG) of the British American Tobacco Foundation (BATNF), Professor Femi Ajibola, from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, who was there, shared his views with Financial Vanguard on the outcome of the conference and BATNF’s role in agricultural development, among other sundry issues.

The National Union of Air Transport Employees ,NUATE, has revealed that foreign airlines plan to sack about two thousand (2,000) Nigerian workers due to what they claimed is their inability to transfer their earnings to their respective home countries to meet operational costs in accordance with international rules because of new Central Bank of Nigeria , CBN, policy on forex and fund transfer.

Mohamed Salah said yesterday he breathed a sigh of relief when the referee blew the final whistle in the 1-1 draw in Nigeria as he was on his way to one-on-one chance to score because hundreds of home fans were watching the game on the side track around the court.

President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this at a two-day National Economic Council retreat in Abuja last week. He said the Federal Government will provide 250,000 units, the 22 States controlled by the All Progressives Congress (APC) are expected to jointly provide 250,000 houses while foreign investors and their local partners would provide the remaining 500,000 units.

GE Global Research partnered with Amphenol Advanced Sensors, Ford Motor Company and the University of Michigan to make more efficient batteries and take some of the cost out. The Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) is sponsoring the project.

After several years of gangsters’ siege in Mushin, Lagos State Governor, Akinwumi Ambode, has restored peace to the beleaguered community, an All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, Mr Dawodu Olatunji, said yesterday.