The Federal Government has bemoaned the unwholesome practices of some foreign shipping companies as regards surcharges on shippers bringing in cargoes to Nigerian seaports.

The wife of the Imo State Governor, Nkechi Rochas Okorocha, has called on those in authority not to neglect the plight of widows in the country, just as she said that more than 200 widows in the State have received houses.

No fewer than eight Umunna communities in Nsulu, Isialangwa North Local Government Area of Abia State, have cried out to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and Enugu Elecricity Distribution Company, EEDC, to come to their rescue as the communities have been in darkness since June this year.

ATTEMPT by the Senate yesterday to amend the Electoral Act 2010 to provide for the substitution of a dead governorship or presidential candidate before the announcement of result with the first runner-up in the party primary, suffered a major setback as it ended in a deadlock.

Electricity distribution companies, (DISCOs), under the aegis of Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED, yesterday, said though they might not have performed as expected due to the enormous challenges in the sector, government should not reverse the privatisation of the generation and distribution companies.

FORMER Attorney General and Justice Commissioner in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, yesterday said no amount of intimidation, blackmail or undue interference with the administration of justice will stop him from contesting the governorship election

Shareholders under the aegis of Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria, ISAN, yesterday said that the overbearing position of the Secretary of Financial Reporting Council in relation to regulation of financial institutions, if unchecked, is capable of destroying business interests in the country.

One-time CHAN Eagles forward Ibrahim Abubakar is now a free agent after he cancelled his contract with top Tunisian club CA Bizertin.

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos yesterday convicted four companies allegedly used by Waripamo-owei Emmanuel Dudafa, a former Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan to siphon 15 million US dollars.

An 80-year-old man died, a woman suffered miscarriage, while a yet-to-be-identified lady sustained injury, when a demolition squad razed their shops and other structures within Jakande Estate, Isolo, by Lagos State Government.

A HUMAN Rights activist and former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Dr. Tunji Abayomi yesterday said that the governorship candidate of the Alliance for Democracy, Chief Olusola Oke was not qualified to contest the November 26, governorship election.

ILORIN—NO fewer than four persons were feared killed after a clash between rival cult members in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

CHAIRMAN of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governors’ Forum and Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, yesterday, said the party has not managed properly, its victory as there were hunger and serious hardship in the country.

ABUJA—MEMBERS of the House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, PAC, yesterday, grilled the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, for 30 minutes over alleged missing rifles and N1.9 million cash exhibit.

Worried by the increasing incidences of heart diseases among Nigerians, the Nigerian Heart Foundation, NHF, has launched a National Heart Awareness Campaign, tagged, “Spread the Heart Message” aimed at reducing incidences of cardiovascular diseases in the country. The campaign is targeted at high risk population in work places including artisans in all area of business endeavour. Available statistics show that cardiovascular diseases are the world’s largest killers, claiming 17.3 million lives annually.