THE Nigerian Postal Service, NIPOST, has said that it would commence nationwide clampdown on illegal courier operators across the country.

AS the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the 2015 and 2016 governorship elections in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, heads to the Supreme Court challenging the judgment of the Court of Appeal which upheld the election of the incumbent governor, Seriake Dickson, the latter has raised alarm on the former’s alleged disrespect for the judiciary, particularly the Supreme Court.

Lawmakers in Anambra State House of Assembly have condemned the alleged planned sale of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and the Nigeria Ports Authority NPA among other national assets by the Federal Government.

The leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) was yesterday locked in a crisis meeting following the move by security operatives from the FCT Command of the nigeria Police Force (NPF) to arrest the chairman of the League Management Company (LMC), Shehu Dikko.

PEOPLES Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in the just concluded election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu in Benin City expressed confidence that the judges to be appointed into the Edo State governorship elections tribunal would be men and women of integrity, fair-minded and not those with a mindset.

ORGANISED labour, yesterday, joined unions worldwide to mark the World Day for Decent Work, by embarking on a solemn protest march against what they described as “the challenging issue of precarious work in Nigeria.”

According to the UN Humanitarian Coordinator, Munir Safieldin, the precarious situation the IDPs find themselves demands that all Nigerians should immediately intervene by rendering the needed support to these unfortunate individuals.

The former Minister of Health, Prof. ABC Nwosu has accused former Vice-President Alex Ekwueme of erring in his account of the emergence of Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju as the 1999 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Anambra State.

THE Association of Psychiatric Nurses of Nigeria, Neuropsychiatric Hospital unit, Aro in Abeokuta, yesterday, appealed to the National Assembly to pass the mental health bill into law to enhance Mental Health practice in the country.

BENIN born billionaire, Captain Hosa Okunbor, has called on the governor-elect of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, to close ranks in the interest of the Binis.

Against the backdrop of the economic headwind which had become worse within the period under review, some investment analysts had expected worse topline than the actual but also expected a better bottomline

The apex Ijaw body, Ijaw National Congress, INC, has warned the Federal Government against going into negotiations with ad-hoc groups angling for relevance in the Niger Delta region, describing them as self serving.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Engr. Babachir Lawal, has charged the Minister of State, (Petroleum), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, to take charge of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State, flaying the national leadership of the party for its tactlessness in resolving the crisis in the party.

BAYELSA State Governor, Chief Seriake Dickson, has underscored the importance of agriculture in economic development, describing it as the only way of improving the economic fortunes of the country at this time.

The captain of the Zambia National Team Ranford Kalaba has sent an apology to the nation over their 1-2 loss to Nigeria in the World Cup 2018 qualifying series.