AHEAD of Edo State’s governorship election slated for September 10, former President of Trade Union Congress, TUC, and governorship aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, Peter Esele, has unveiled a three-point agenda he hopes to pursue if elected governor of the state.

WIfe of former President, Prof. Uche Azikiwe has paid tribute to erstwhile Inspector General of Police, Chief Sunday Adewusi who passed on recently.

IN January 2016, the traditional ruler of Ubuluku in Aniocha Local Government of Delta State, Obi Agbogidi Akaeze Ofulue III, was kidnapped by suspected “Fulani herdsmen”. They demanded a ransom of N100 million which, reports say, was paid by the family. But alas! The royal father was found dead as a result of his ordeals at the hands of these agents of darkness.

ON Tuesday this week, notable members of the Nigerian elite gathered in Abuja for the Bola Tinubu Colloquium, which annually commemorates the politician’s birthday. This year, Bola Tinubu turned 64, and give or take a few sour notes, this must be a very happy year for a man that has become the indomitable figure of contemporary Nigerian politics.

Aviation stakeholders and operators have commended the efforts of the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN, Engr. Saleh Dunoma, for guiding the agency through the International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO, Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme, USOAP.

Due to its new monetary policy drive the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, may be pulling out up to N1.0 trillion from circulation in the economy through the banking system in the first month of its new monetary policy.

PEOPLES Democratic Party, PDP, has challenged the disqualification of its candidate for Akuku Toru constituency 2, Mr Tonye Alalibo, saying that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, lacks the powers to disqualify a candidate.

MARITIME workers in Delta State have threatened to embark on strike and disrupt movements in the state’s waterways due to loss of lives and property as a result of incessant attacks by pirates on ferries and passengers plying the routes.

Following the continuous crash in equity prices at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) since the beginning of the year, past presidents of Council of the NSE have come together to find possible solutions to the current market crisis.

Worried about the poor awareness on Autism Spectrum Disorder, ASD, among Nigerians, a group of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, led by Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, is staging a walk and cycling campaign around Lagos as part of activities to mark this year’s World Autism Awareness Day on Saturday.