THE traditional Urho-Okpota ground located at Ring Road, the heart of ancient Benin City, Edo State, has been condoned off, following on going work ahead of the October 20, 2016 coronation of the Crown Prince of Benin Kingdom, Ehenede Erediauwa, as the new Oba of Benin.

FOUNDATION for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta, PIND, in collaboration with the Imo State Government and Market Development for the Niger Delta, MADE, is set to hold the fifth edition of the Niger Delta Development Forum, NDDF, in Owerri, Imo State.

Following the frequent bombings and destruction of oil and gas installation in the Niger Delta, President Muhammadu Buhari has said the intention of the militants allegedly behind the attacks was to colonize Nigeria economically.

Activities at the courts in Aba, Abia state, were on Monday, halted as judicial workers in the city embarked on industrial action over non-payment of salaries and granting of financial autonomy to the Judiciary in the state.

THE United Kingdom, UK, yesterday, appealed to the federal governmment to end death penalty in the country. A statement by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, on the 2016 World Day against Death Penalty, said the British government believed death penalty had no place in the modern world and that its use undermined human dignity.

Few weeks after the dismal and embarrassing parallel elections by members of the Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, a new State officers Committee have emerged following the intervention of the National body of the Association.

The joy of every parent is to see their children walk and grow up with their peers, but the reverse is the case with six years old Kehinde Abdur Raheem Yusuf. Kehinde whose head is bigger than his body was diagnosed of Hydrocephalus ailment (water in the head) at six months.

Subsidised treatment for cancer patients in Nigeria has been described as non-negotiable if the war against cancer is to be won.

AFTER years of failed attempts and missed opportunities, Nigeria may be on track towards the elimination of malaria following signals showing that effective case management could be acheived with prompt diagnosis with the recommended Rapid Diagnostic Testing (RDT) /microscopy before use of antimalarial medicines.

EXECUTIVE Director, Public Affairs to Edo State Governor, Mr Henry Okpamen, has congratulated the governor-elect, Godwin Obaseki and the people of state on the victory of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the governorship election.

Rivers State governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, has directed the State Local Government Service Commission to ensure the payment of outstanding salaries owed to local government workers in the state.

CALABAR- CHAIRMAN of the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Dr. Stephen Odey, has stated that N7.5 billion never disappeared from the accounts of the board as is being speculated and his trip to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, which froze its accounts, at this time was to clear the air.

WHEN Femi Lawson in the dead of the night on Friday posted the newsflash on Core Federalists ,a group of finest minds on Federalism discourse in Nigeria,that DSS operatives were ransacking homes of some High and Supreme Court judges,I found it hard to believe and I asked him to provide a link.Pronto he brought Sahara Reporters.

Abuja—Police at Force Headquarters, yesterday, paraded nine kidnap suspects of the wife of the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mrs. Margaret Emefiele, just as the kidnappers disclosed that N80 million was collected as ransom.

Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr says that the “very good spirit” of the team was vital in Sunday’s 2-1 win over Zambia in Ndola in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match.