ABUJA— International Oil Companies, IOCs, and energy experts, yesterday, stated that freezing the supply of crude oil alone would not likely lead to a rebound in the price of the commodity, stating that other factors needed to be considered also.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday accused the All Progressives Congress, APC of plotting to rig the elections through printing ballot papers and the recruitment of APC inclined electoral officers from the University of Port-Harcourt. The party in a statement thus vowed to reject electoral officers recruited from UNIPORT saying that the use of the officers would compromise the elections.

PORT HARCOURT—Gunmen abducted a lecturer in the University of Port Harcourt and his personal driver, yesterday, just as two teachers from Ubima Community Secondary School in Ikwerre Local government Area of Rivers State were abducted, Monday.

Lagos—Tragedy struck, yesterday, at Igbosere Magistrate’s Court premises Lagos Island, when a lawyer slumped and died after court proceedings.

A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain and brother to the Senator representing Abia North senatorial district, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, has dismissed reports that his brother won the re-run of the Abia North senatorial election by rigging out former governor of the state, Chief Orji Kalu and his People’s Progressive Alliance, PPA, party.

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday, described the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli, as a man blessed with uncommon humility and prayed God to continue to give him the wisdom to pilot the affairs of his kingdom.

THE apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has disowned Eze Christian Uchechukwu Nwachukwu over his claims that he has been the authentic Eze Ndigbo of Lagos State since 1999.

EVEN as the House Committee on Sports announced that the much celebrated invitation of former Super Eagles Coach, Sunday Oliseh earlier scheduled for tomorrow has been shifted till after the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) between Nigeria and Egypt, we can reveal that the shift is because Oliseh was not enthusiastic about the hearing.

SIX suspects have been arraigned in Court over the murder of Eze James Nwabeke, the traditional ruler of Ikeala Ahiaba autonomous community in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State.

Officials of the Federal Government spent N248 billion on travels between 2012 and 2014.

THE national leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has intensified efforts to unite aggrieved members of the party, after its just concluded congresses.

ABIA State Police Command has begun man-hunt for the persons behind the beheading of two level three undergraduates of Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State.

GBARAMATU Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, home to embattled ex-militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, yesterday, crowned Williams Ogoba as its 26th Pere.

MANY of those close to me accuse me of being a feminist but that’s an assumption that depends on one’s definition of the term. Personally, I have struggled with finding where I fit in in this sphere, so I chose to do away with the concept and focus more on the cause which is of greater importance than definitions and personal interpretations

SCORES of Joint Admissions Matriculation Board, JAMB, candidates and members of Association of Tutorial School Owners of Nigeria, yesterday, protested against what they described as the poor conduct and outcome of the recent examination conducted by the board.