OSOGBO—Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, has sought the approval of the state House of Assembly for downward review of the 2016 budget estimate from N150.7 billion to N137.9 billion.

ABEOKUTA—A Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ikenne Division of Ogun State, Mr. Patrick Onwu, yesterday, went wild and beat a female traffic officer to coma for allegedly stopping his private vehicle.

Minister of Agriculture, Mr Audu Ogbeh, has revealed President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive for him to establish 50,000 hectares of grazing reserves within six months. According to him, this is meant to end the conflicts between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in the country.

PROTESTING students of the Benue State University, BSU, yesterday trooped into the streets, crippling business activities and barricading the ever-busy Makurdi-Gboko federal highway over recent hike in tuition by the school’s management, leaving several travellers and road users stranded for over four hours.

Ado-Ekiti—Contrary to insinuations that the Secretary to the Ekiti State Government, Dr Modupe Alade, has resigned her appointment from the Governor Ayodele Fayose’s government, Alade said she has not resigned but on a casual leave.

IMMEDIATE past member of the House of Representatives and chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, Mr Rasaq Bello-Osagie, has admonished aspiring governorship candidates of the party in the state to market their antecedents and pedigree to delegates of the party rather than dissipate energy and resources in heating up the polity.

RIVERS State Government has raised alarm of an alleged plot to arrest chieftains of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state on trumped up charges.

OPERATORS in the Information Communication Technology, (ICT), industry, have commenced moves to push for a bill on digital rights and freedom with a view to creating a robust ICT industry in Nigeria.

IMMEDIATE past Governor of Plateau State and the Senator representing Plateau North Senatorial zone in the National Assembly, Jonah Jang, yesterday urged those aspiring to contest the State Executive Council, SEC, of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP election to ensure they play by the rule and desist from act capable of tearing the party in the state apart.

SOLDIERS from the 4th Brigade, Benin, Edo State attached to Presco Oil Plc, Ovre-Eku, in Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State have been accused of stomping a 20 month old baby to death during an early morning raid at Eku community.