A bailiff of the Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, Edo State, Mr. Abraham Ifijieh, has narrated how he was beaten up at the office of the Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly when he went there to serve him court processes.

THE Federal Character Commission, FCC, has read the riot act to heads of federal institutions over their recruitment, warning them to ensure that the federal character principles were strictly followed at all times.

I TOOK Donald Trump for a joker when he declared his intention to run for the American Presidency. I assumed the Apprentice was bored making deals, and wanted time out to engage in publicity stunts. I thought he would spice up the Republican primaries, but that not even he, would take himself serious. In any case if he were to, I assumed the American populace would get tired of his antics, shove him aside and get on with the serious business of looking for a new president.

ABEOKUTA—Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun , yesterday, sought the approval of the State House of Assembly for the creation of 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs in addition to the existing 20 Local Government Areas.

Abuja — Workers of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and its subsidiaries, yesterday, called off their industrial action after a lengthy meeting with officials of the Federal Government and senior executives of the NNPC.