Maritime workers in Bayelsa State have called on the state government to review its ban on the use of 200 horsepower engine boats on the waterways in the state.

FOLLOWING a gas leak in some communities in Rivers State, the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions, yesterday, threatened to compel the Managing Director of Total Nigeria, Alexis Vovk, to appear before it, if he fails to do so on Monday next week.

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has assured that his administration would not sack workers irrespective of lack of funds occasioned by the prevailing harsh economic condition in the country.

Nigeria international Gbolahan Salami has joined Finnish club Kuopio Palloseura (KuPS) to team up with his Warri Wolves teammate, Azubuike Egwuekwe.

The Presidency has directed an oil firm to remit to the account of Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, unremitted funds amounting to N81.6 billion ($408m).

Residents and communities across Lagos State are complying with the policy of the Akinwunmi Ambode administration to keep their street gates open between 5.30am and 12midnight daily.

WARRI—Foundation for Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Crusade, FHRACC, Centre for the Vulnerable and Underprivileged, CENTREP and Ijaw People Development Initiative, IPDI, Delta State, have called on the Federal Government to set up a panel of inquiry to uncover the perpetrators of last month’s pipeline bombing in parts of the state instead of harassing innocent citizens with soldiers.

EX-beauty queen and entrepreneur, Ibidun has continued in her quest to add value through her initiatives. She kicked off by giving out various gifts and cash prizes through her creative selfie challenge. During Christmas, she teamed up with her Elizabeth R Company to decorate places and cities like Millerton roundabout Ikoyi, Dominos Pizza Roundabout Apapa, Lagos, CBN Abuja, Itam Junction roundabout Akwa Ibom, Oba Odeleye Park (Green Park) Abeokuta, Ogun State, Awujale roundabout Ijebu Ode and lot’s more

FOR seven consecutive years activities in all the 18 council areas of Ondo state were at it’s lowest ebb. No thanks to non conduct of council elections by the state government under the leadership of governor Olusegun Mimiko. All the council’s caretaker Chairmen were able to do was to pay salaries, grade few numbers of roads and embark on few projects in their domain.

FOURTEEN years after the Ikeja Military Cantonment bomb blast that led to the death of over 1,000 Lagos residents, some families of the victims are still playing the waiting game for compensation promised by both the Federal and state governments. The Lagos State Government under the administration of past Governor Babatunde Fashola paid compensation to 70 identified families of victims while about 84 families have been excluded uptil now.

When Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State got a second term mandate to lead the Pacesetter State, the thinking of most people who served in his cabinet during the first four years was probably that it’s enjoyment galore for the next four years. They might think that after about a month, the governor would form his cabinet. But, they are in for a big surprise. Unlike the first term when the nomination was not delayed, eight months have rolled by and the governor is yet to make any announcement on those that will form his cabinet.

Prevention of Lassa fever relies on promoting good “community hygiene” to discourage rodents from entering homes. Effective measures include storing grain and other foodstuffs in rodent-proof containers, disposing of garbage far from the home, maintaining clean households and keeping rats away from homes. There is nothing wrong in killing rats in Islam. In fact it is part of sunnah not to allow rats in your homes.

A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, Olorogun Okiemute Okwagbe, has condemned the proposal by the Minister of Transportation and Aviation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, to scrap the Nigerian Maritime University, NMU, Okerenkoko, Delta State.

Former President, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba SAN, has raised alarm over the increasing outflow of Nigerian cases outside the country, saying it is a threat to the nation’s economy. He called on stakeholders in the judiciary to immediately address the matter.

THE African Union (AU) 26th Session which closed in Addis Ababa on January 31, held a lot of promise for a continent brought to its knees by insecurity and violence; some of it self-inflicted. The expectations were high and the organisation’s leaders were on point in their opening speeches. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the Chair of the African Union Commission which runs the Secretariat, told the world that Africa is committed to “silencing the guns”. Explaining why the theme of the Session was “African Year of Human Rights with particular focus on the Rights of Women”, Zuma declared that the continent has refused to be indifferent to violent extremism, gender-based abuses and suffering due to conflicts.