A chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, and Senior Special Assistant, Protocol, to Edo State Government, Chief John Akhigbe, has described as untrue, an allegation by the campaign organisation of the deputy governor of the state, Dr Pius Odubu, that he chased away APC delegates who were meant to meet with the deputy governor at Fugar, Etsako Central Local Government Area of the state.

An Austrian businessman based in Nigeria, Wolgang Reinl, has initiated contempt proceedings against Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, over allegations of disobedience of the orders of an Abuja High Court, which ordered the commission to pay him N10 million for his unlawful detention for over two months.

NOW that a year has passed since the historic Presidential election that brought former General Muhammadu Buhari to power and recorded the first ever electoral defeat of an incumbent President in Nigeria, it is only to be expected that concerned analysts will try to comprehend the nature of the new order.

There was panic Thursday in Lekki area of Lagos, after a Cameroonian who attempted to commit suicide, climbed an electric pole, threatening to jump down from it.

ABUJA— FORMER spokesperson to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has denied hiding from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, saying he was not a coward.

Yenagoa—Six floating corpses have been reportedly recovered along the Brass River in the Bayelsa East senatorial district.

Former Chairman Lagos Island Local Government Area, and Commissioner of Sports, in Lagos State, Prince Ademola Adeniji-Adele is dead.

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has said the only option open for states to stem the rising tide of criminality is to intensify efforts on adequate engagements of youths through various empowerment strategies.

ABEOKUTA—The crisis rocking Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogun State, yesterday, worsened as three factions held parallel congresses across the 20 local government areas in the state.

EDO State Commissioner of Police , Mr. Chris Ezike, said yesterday, in Benin, that the office of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, has taken over investigation into the alleged assassination attempt on Edo State Deputy Governor, Dr. Pius Odubu, in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state.