TRADE Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, weekend described the 469 cars the federal lawmakers plan to buy as a misplaced priority, saying it was pained that the lawmakers did not understand the mood of the nation or know the task before them and the country.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has described as baseless, the denial offered by Commissioner For Public Utilities, Deji Adesua, over the accusation that Governor Ayodele Fayose expends N210 million monthly to power street-lights in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

Yenagoa—A policeman was reportedly killed Friday night by a gang of armed robbers as they attempted to escape after robbing a woman at Agudama community in Yenagoa Local Government area of Bayelsa State.

Tension rose in the ancient town of Ile-Ife, Osun State, yesterday as the controversy surrounding the selection of the new Obalufe of Ile-Ife, the second-in-command to the Ooni of Ife caused rancour among the supporters of the ten contenders to the throne from Aga ruling house of the town.

Following fears of a repeat of the violence witnessed during the botched December 5 and 6 governorship election in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, the state police command has summoned ex-militant leaders to a security stakeholders’ meeting in the state.

Life is certainly looking better for Super Eagles and Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi who put in another stellar perfor-mance for the Cham-pions who ran an away with a 3-0 win against city rivals Crystal Palace yesterday. The 28-year-old Nigeria international played the duration of the game at Selhurst Park and was effective sitting in front of the Chelsea back four.

The home-based Super Eagles of Nigeria have begun the second phase of their preparation for Rwanda 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Pretoria, South Africa.

“I thank God for such a special day. Getting married is a milestone in the life of a man; to get married to a woman who you love and who loves you makes it even more special,” Onazi said in the New Year.

“Mikel played very well. He is the ideal player to bring balance to the team. He knows the game very well and how to cope. To watch a player defend so elegantly is a beautiful thing,” said Hiddink of the Nigerian midfielder.

He pointed out that 900,000 litres divided by 5,000 litres comes down to about 180 and should this be multipled by N600 million, it comes down to N108,000,000,000.00. A large chunk of this amount is lost daily through smuggling of the product, he said. This is outside the revenue that should have been collected by the various government agencies like the NPA, NIMASA, NCS etc should these ships had berthed at the nation’s ports.

LAGOS—Two suspected pipeline vandals, who were arrested weekend in Isolo area of Lagos by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Anti Pipeline Vandalisation Unit, have alleged that soldiers aided them to load their truck in a creek at Ijedodo area.

Abuja — The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dusty weather conditions over the central states of the country, today.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has lifted the sanction it imposed on Lubcon from supplying aviation fuel to domestic and foreign airlines at airports in Nigeria with immediate effect.

BEFORE 2003, there was progression in the incidence of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. Records show that from 1991 – 1999 the HIV prevalence increased from 1.8 percent to 5.4 percent. It dropped to 4.1 percent in 2011 and further dropped to 3.8 percent in 2013.

AS the world moves from the Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, to the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, from January 1, 2016, an Uyo- based non-governmental organisation, Policy Alert, has urged Akwa Ibom State Government to develop strategies aimed at ensuring timely and successful implementation of the new initiative at the community level.