24 hours after the Supreme Court upheld death sentence on Rev Chukwue­ meka Ezeugo, a.k.a. Rev King, members of his Christian Pray­ ing Assembly (CPA) in Ajao Estate, Lagos, yesterday, were making preparations to celebrate the convicted pastor’s birthday today in their service.

In this first of a three-part article, my aim is to get President Muhammadu Buhari to re-evaluate his obvious discomfort with the workings of a market economy and change; so that he can effectively lead the CHANGE agenda that he promised Nigerians. To the extent that the engine of wealth creation and poverty reduction is the private sector when enabled and not when crippled, this intervention is necessary to lend my voice to that of other concerned Nigerians.

Chief Sarafa Tunji Isola, a Minister of Mines and Steel Development during President Umar Musa Yar’Adua administration, is a key stakeholder in Ogun State , which 40th anniversary was just celebrated with fanfare with President Muhammadu Buhari joining in it for two days. The former Secretary to Ogun State Government and one time Chairman, Abeokuta North Local Government, in this interview, bares his mind on Ogun State at 40, the Nigerian security situation, the economy and absolves the judiciary system of blame over corruption in the couontry. He speaks on former President Obasanjo and challenges critics of President Muhammadu Buhari’s foreign trips, saying adverse assessment of his government in less than two years is wrong

Second Republic governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, says the economy has been going from bad to worse since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office almost nine months ago. “You must have the political will and sincerity to do justice to everybody”, the veteran politician tells the President in this interview, saying he (Buhari) requires more than integrity or credibility to administer Nigeria.

Following the declaration by the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, that Benin monarch was the third in the ranking of kings in the South-West, the Palace of the Oba of Benin has stoked controversy over the supremacy saga.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), has apprehended four suspected drug traffickers, including a Birmingham-based cleaner, with 6.822kg of narcotics worth N61 million.

Despite the efforts by successive governments in Benue State to find solution to the clashes between farmers and suspected Fulani herdsmen, the bloody crisis have continued unabated.

Benue State-born, Festac town-bred Tuspark Ogebe, without doubt, has come to find his feet on the country’s music scene. Blessed with a unique voice that elicits deep feeling and emotion from his fans, the afro pop star is definitely going to give a lot of the top stars a run for their money.

The Coordinator, Ijaw Monitoring Group, Comrade Joseph Evah, has described the plight of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) foreign scholarship beneficiaries as pathetic. In a statement, the Niger Delta activist said the refusal of NIMASA to fulfil its financial obligations to institutions abroad to enable the students return to complete their studies had led to untold hardship among the students.

A former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku has called for the restructuring of the country into a true federalism with the existing six geo-political zones becoming the federating units

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The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has slammed N10 million compensation on Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) for the alleged technical lapses and gross negligence to the family of Samuel Ayodele who was electrocuted.

The 2016.Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that commenced in over 500 centres nationwide, yesterday, was delayed for about an hour while failing server marred the examination.

Senator Magnus Abe, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Rivers South East Senatorial District re-run election, has expressed fear that his life could be in danger because of what he alleged as the level of conspiracy against him by Governor Nyesom Wike.

AHEAD of the convocation of a National Economic Summit by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign and Domestic Debt, Senator Shehu Sani, APC, Kaduna Central, has asked the Federal Government to abolish the 36 states structure and come out with six states in line with the geopolitical zones while Abuja remains the nation’s capital.