Senate President Bukola Saraki on Friday, had his appeal seeking to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), dismissed by the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) yesterday said that Seawolf Nigeria Limited, and 219 other companies are indebted to it to the tune of N1.14 trillion.

LOKOJA—Barely 24 hours after the organised labour in Kogi State called off its six weeks old strike, a battleline has again been drawn between labour and Governor Yahaya Bello, over the governor’s decision to screen workers before payment of last year October salary.

PORT HARCOURT—Rivers State governorship candidates of political parties that contested last year’s general election with Governor Nyesom Wike, have assured that they will work with him to achieve enduring peace in the state.

Facts about the state of health of survivors of Wednesday’s 5B BJQ Bristow helicopter crash emerged yesterday.

Vice president Yemi Osinbajo has said that no volume of pressure or calls from the elites would derail president Mohammadu Buhari or himself from carrying the anti-corruption war to its logical conclusion.

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and his Akwa Ibom State counterpart, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, have described the Supreme Court’s Wednesday night rulings affirming their elections as victory for the people of their states and declared their readiness to accelerate the pace of development in the states. Meanwhile, there are wild jubilations in Uyo, Umuahia and Aba over the rulings. Udom Emmanuel assured Akwa Ibom people, during a thanksgiving service, yesterday, that he would now be 100 percent committed to delivering his campaign promises to them and appreciated all who stood by him throughout the trying times.

NNEWI—THE management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, NAUTH, Nnewi, Anambra State, has introduced measures aimed at combating the spread of Lassa fever, if noticed in any part of the state. The Chief Medical Director, CMD of NAUTH, Prof. Anthony Igwegbe made this known during a Sensitization Seminar organized by the hospital to educate workers in the institution on the disease and how to tackle it, if noticed.

Military authorities in the Country have warned groups (Biafra agitators) or unpatriotic elements threatening to make the country ungovernable because of their narrow interests, to have a rethink and desist from such, as the armed forces were fully mobilized and ready to crush acts of sabotage.

Maiduguri — The government of Switzerland has denied granting financial support to the Multi-National Joint Task Force, MNJTF, in the fight against Boko Haram.

FOLLOWING last week’s judgment by the Supreme Court over the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Anambra State, the National Assembly has been called upon not to listen to Chief Chris Uba and others claiming that they have been cleared to take over as elected federal lawmakers.

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra,MASSOB, yesterday, asked the Federal Government to quickly conduct a referendum in the south-east geopolitical zone as a precursor to secession or face the total shutdown of socio-economic activities in the region and beyond.

An aide to former Vice-President Namadi Sambo, Mr. Abba Dabo, yesterday, explained before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, why he returned N25million given to him by the embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh.

OWERRI—The planned peaceful demonstration by medical practitioners in Imo State turned awry, yesterday, as a Consultant Family Physician in the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Dr. Bende Azudialo, was allegedly shot in the head by a policeman.

Hon Abubakar Momoh, a two term member of the House of Representatives from Etsako Federal Constituency, Edo State in this interview insists that the probe into arms acquisition should not be restricted to the tenure of former President Goodluck Jonathan if the Federal government is to be taken serious in its anti- corruption war.