THE ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, was literally divided, yesterday, over whether or not Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, should retain his prime position in the APC-led Federal Government on account of the worsening fuel scarcity and his comments that he is not a magician.

The Nigerian Navy has begun an enquiry into the circumstances surrounding alleged killing of one Bernard Pius on Thursday by a naval officer at Tebujor Okpelama, a Gbaramatu community in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State.

Mrs Tosin Olabimtan-Laniyan is the Chief Operating Officer of Hi-Stakes Ventures Limited, holding company of Meraki Organics, makers of Meraki organic soap brand. In this chat with Financial Vanguard, she speaks on her business and why she went into organic soap production, the challenges. She regrets that although the raw materials are abundant here but Nigeria does not have the technology to process them.

Bauchi State Police Command has arrested three women suspected to be “specialists” in child trafficking.

GOVERNOR of Delta State, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa in two interview sessions in Abuja and Asaba speaks on how he has been steering the affairs of the state in the past 10 months, how he and others broke the myth of Delta Northerner becoming the governor of the state and lots more.

SUSPECTED Fulani herdsmen, weekend, kidnapped two persons, including the Community Liaison Officer of Midwestern Oil and Gas, Mr. Kingsley Ikuni, at Kwale, headquarters of Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State.

Borno State Chief Hunter, Mallam Maigana Maidurma, yesterday, renewed his appeal to the military to allow hunters in the state join the fight against Boko Haram in Sambisa Forest.

DELTA State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has said he does not know the whereabouts of the former leader of Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, a native of Kurutie, Gbaramatu Kingdom, in Warri South-West Local Government Area who security agents declared wanted last month.

As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark this year’s World Sleep Day with the theme “Good Sleep is a reachable dream”, experts have called for the enabling of good sleep awareness in the country towards promoting better leadership qualities.

ABUJA — DISTURBED by the incessant fire disasters in markets across the country, Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has urged the managements of such facilities to always employ all modern means of preventing and combating fire disasters.

ABUJA — The Senior Special Assistant, SSA, to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media, Garba Shehu, said yesterday that the presidency will soon begin to hold town hall meetings with Nigerians.

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) will soon commence the issuance of Unique Policy Identifier (UPI), a form of identification number, to insurance policy holders and also launch a portal that would warehouse the industry’s data.

The people of the coastal settlement of Ekeni in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have raised alarm over the rising cases of pirates’ invasion and attacks on their community.

PORT HARCOURT—THREE persons were reportedly shot dead in Aminigboko community, Abua-Odua Local Government Area, Rivers State, weekend.

OLEH—NO fewer than two persons have been reportedly killed, and scores of others wounded in renewed hostilities between members of Ugbo family and the people of Ibrede community, Ndokwa East Local Government Area, Delta State, over a disputed piece of land.