TENSION is mounting in Oraukwu community, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra, State following crisis that erupted in the area over the selection of the traditional ruler for the town.

THe South East zone of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has disowned the leader of the APC Leadership Caucus, Osita Okechukwu, in the zone for his commentary on the entry of Chief Jim Nwobodo into the party, saying that APC can “conveniently accommodate everyone.”

Labour leaders across the country, including the National President of Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, yesterday, stormed Owerri, Imo State to empathize with Imo workers that have been having a running battle with the state government.

Following growing concerns indicating that Lassa Fever has claimed 41 lives from the 93 reported cases in 10 states of the country, the Enugu State Government, yesterday, raised its alert level geared towards warding off the disease from the shores of the state.

In a bid to improve its revenue base, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) may have concluded arrangements to renegotiate the sponsorship deal it entered into with Globacom for the sole sponsorship of the national teams.

Worried by the declining state of tertiary education and the United States Department’s report that Nigeria is the largest source of students from sub-Saharan Africa to the US with over 6,560 Nigerian students studying in over 733 regionally-accredited US colleges and universities in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, telecommunication operator, Etisalat Nigeria, lent its weight to attempts to improve the quality of education in the country.

UNEASY lies the head that wears the crown. Lately, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, has cried out twice on the fate of the Nigerian Judiciary.

BARELY a year and a half after the Ebola plague and its containment, the nation is grappling with another scourge, Lassa Fever. So far, 41 lives have been lost and cases have been confirmed in 10 states accross the country namely: Plateau, Gombe, Bauchi, Taraba, Nassarawa, Niger, Kano, Edo, Ondo and Oyo. There were unconfirmed cases in Lagos and Rivers. The situation has fuelled a fresh fear of more loss of lives if urgent steps are not taken to stem the tide of its spread.

In this interview, political scientist, Dr. Emeka Enejere, says states would have enough funds if Nigeria is restructured and states are allowed to control their resources.

A Nigerian firm, Epic Refinery Group has signed a consulting agreement with a foreign firm, Chiron Refineries, for the completion of the construction of a 100,000 barrel refinery that is expected to provide employment for 100,000 Nigerians.