AGAINST the backdrop of rumours of his planning to quit office, Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Patrick Ukah, has said that he had never contemplated resigning from his job over the alleged depletion of his ministry.

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has urged Muslims to use the institution of Zakat to promote equitable redistribution of wealth and foster a sense of solidarity among Muslims. Ajimobi gave the advice recently during the annual distribution of Zakat by the Elders Consultative Forum of Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria, Oyo state chapter in Ibadan.

Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has listed conditions for the conclusion of outstanding elections in Rivers State, just as he reinstated the determination of the commission to enforce the establishment of an Electoral Offences Tribunal to prescribe sanctions for electoral off

ABIA State Command of Nigeria Immigration Service has paraded 75 aliens, mainly from Niger Republic, arrested in parts of the state, saying they would be deported to their country.

Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (retd), has said that the state government was willing to partner any investor that wants to do business in the state.

PROFESSOR Pat Utomi has called for an organised drive towards achieving the nation’s development goals.

As preparations for the Warri Peace Marathon gather momentum, traditional ruler of the Warri Kingdom, HRM Ogiame Ikenwoli has given his approval and prayed for a successful debut of the event billed for May 28.

Just like his compatriot Stephen Kiprotich did four years ago at the London Olympics where he scaled Kenyan and Ethiopian hurdles to make history as the first Ugandan man to win an Olympic marathon gold, Timothy Toroitich will also be aiming to make a little piece of history at the fourth IAAF Bronze Label Okpekpe international 10km road race as the first Ugandan to win the title.

Nigeria will join the rest of the Olympic family to celebrate the 2016 Olympic Day celebration on May 25, 2016. The event is expected to be celebrated in the 36 states of the federation; including the Federal Capital territory, Abuja.

ALL Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, berated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saying, “we wonder what legacy a failed and corrupt party like PDP is talking about if not about the legacy of corruption, shameless looting, infrastructure wreckage, ineptitude, decay, disease, hunger and want.”