An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin, yesterday, restrained the leadership of the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, led by Chief Dan Orbih, from conducting the party’s congresses until the hearing of the substantive matter brought before it.

Nigeria’s rural communities will be beneficiaries of $2 miilion from the US Agency for International Development Mission office in Nigeria, USAID/Nigeria and Coca Cola Africa Foundation in the third phase of its Water Development Alliance, WADA, programme for safe water and hygiene facilities in public schools and hospitals.

A leak in an underwater gas pipeline belonging to Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC, has been reported at Kalaba community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

North-East youths under the umbrella of North-East Youths Peace and Empowerment Initiative, has called for the support of Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Agricultural production, Hon. Muhammad Monguno on the need to empower youths of the zone through agriculture.

SENATOR Dino Melaye-led Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory, FCT, yesterday, queried the FCT administration over dirt in the capital city.

FOLLOWING a crash in freight rates, three major shipping lines have withdrawn their vessels and diverted same to other routes in the past four months.

Vice Chancellor, Lagos State Universitiy, Professor Lanre Fagbohun, has said information gap is the bane of past administrations, saying there is need to bridge the gap which caused friction in past.

Vice President and Treasurer of the World Bank, Ms. Arunma Oteh, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to diversify the country’s economy from oil in order to boost its earnings.

Jaguar Land Rover has secured an impressive six nominations at the prestigious 2016 World Car Awards, including two for the ultimate prize.

Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign States of Biafra, MASSOB, yesterday accused the federal government of trying to create instability in the former Eastern Region through alleged killing of pro-Biafra protesters to provoke the people into another civil war.

Ado-Ekiti—The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has said Governor Ayodele Fayose’s opposition to the Single Treasury Account policy of the Federal Government was a deliberate ploy to conceal fraud.

A national table tennis player, Funke Oshonaike, has cried out over a statement credited to her in some sections of the media that she insulted the minister of sports, Solomon Dalung.

MT MAXIMUS, a Saudi Arabian-owned ship hijacked eleven days ago off the coast of Cote D’Ivoire has been rescued by the Nigerian Navy.

Arrangements have been concluded to camp some Nigerian athletes to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the Republic of Japan.

LAGOS State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode will be in attendance as the Lagos State government in collaboration with UNICEF launches the Lagos State Violence Against Children, VAC, campaign tomorrow February 24, 2016.