ASABA—DELTA State Traditional Rulers Council has called on the state government to stop the creation of new kingdoms in the state and installation of unauthorized persons as traditional rulers without recourse to the law.

As the November 12 date for the must-win 2018 World Cup qualifier against Algeria approaches, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF wants to ensure that the Super Eagles get the complement of a full house of supporters to ginger them to victory.

THIRTY-SIX days to the governorship election in Ondo state, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is still encumbered by legal battles that have unsettled major players.

IT was not surprising that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Engr, Babachir Lawal, at a fence-mending meeting, October 10 in Abuja, gave the Minister of State (Petroleum), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, the imprimatur to take his position as leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State, being that he is the highest political office holder from the state.

Gernot Rohr has said he will not pick players he describes as “vacation players” who have failed to fight for first-team places after two invitations.

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, adjourned till December 8, 2016, to hear the suit by the Federal Government against Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nig. Limited and its subsidiary, Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited, over alleged crude oil theft.

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THE House of Representatives, yesterday, lamented that most of the oil companies operating in the Niger Delta region lack the commitment to develop the communities in which they operate.

Like the Peugeot 301 and 508 which have become household names in Nigeria, Peugeot Automobiles has another joker for its Nigerian customers. The new 3008 which was unveiled at the just concluded Paris Motor show has sent tongue wagging with its array of innovations, especially with its transformation from multi-purpose vehicle to Sport Utility vehicle.

UMUAHIA—GREGORY University, Uturu, Abia State, a private university, will tomorrow pass out its first set of 72 graduates with four making first class.

ABAKALIKI—EBONYI State government, yesterday, said it has demoted four secondary school principals for what it described as ‘gross misconduct.’

Former first lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan has dragged Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to court over alleged ‘campaign of calumny’ against her person perpetrated by the non governmental organisation.

Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, has awarded contracts for the construction of various people-oriented projects in the 20 wards that make up the council.

THE United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, in its Drug World Report 2016 reported that there has been a significant increase in the rate of drug abuse globally.

A political leader in Ndokwa/Ukwuani axis of Delta State, Rear-Admiral Mike Onah (retd), has called on political office holders to pay attention to the needs and aspirations of their constituents, saying that such a step would bridge the gap between them and their supporters.