-Ekiti—Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and his Osun State counterpart, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola have expressed divergent views on the proposed sale of the nation’s assets to resuscitate the economy.

THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused the Federal Government of sidelining the Nigerian Police Force and using the Department of State Services DSS, to convict its leader and Director of Radio Biafra, Mr Nnamdi Kanu.

The Chairman, Alpha African Advisory, AAA, Mr. Mustapha Chike-Obi and President, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, CIS, Mr. Oluwaseyi Abe have stated that the Federal Government can borrow money to finance the much needed infrastructure that will enhance production and create job opportunities.

ABUJA—SENATE Leader, Ali Ndume, has explained that non-adherence to constitutional order caused the opposition of the upper legislative chamber to sales of the nation’s assets.

ABUJA—INDICATIONS emerged, yesterday, that members of the House of Representatives indicted in a sex scandal in the United States may be cleared of the allegations.

Boff & Company Insurance Brokers Limited has said that it will donate an Information and Communication Technology room to Ibadan Boys High School to mark its 25th Anniversary to enable students of the school be computer literate from a young age.

Latest figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, shows that the country’s external reserve has lost a total of USD5.5 billion this year, up to last weekend, with September figures showing a third quarter loss of USD1.9 billion, significantly higher than USD1.5 billion lost in the preceding quarter (second quarter 2016), despitee higher exchange rates.

Interswitch Limited, digital payments and commerce company has completed a 100 percent acquisition of Value Added Network Solutions, Vanso, Limited.

The Umu-Ogwezi quarters in Ogbe-Odua, Aboh, in Delta State will be agog today as members of Umuogbeoochi family celebrate their father, grand-father, great and grand-father, Chief Ossai Ugboma, the Omodi of Aboh Kingdom, as he turns 100 years today.

THE member representing Ughelli North Constituency ll, in Delta State House of Assembly, Prince Eric Oharisi, has charged Igbo community in Ughelli to embrace unity.

BENIN—General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor Williams Kumuyi, weekend, urged Nigerians to look up to the future positively, just as he urged the Federal Government to diversify the economy from oil to other sectors so as to help accelerate the growth of the economy.

CALABAR—Ahead of December 9, 2015 Supreme Court ruling on the perjury suit against Cross River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, by a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship aspirant in the 2015 governorship election in the state, Mr. Joe Agi, youths of the state have vowed to resist any attempt to remove the governor through the court.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Sapele Local Government Area, Delta State, has passed a vote of confidence on the state governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, and the state Chairman of the party, Mr Kingsley Esiso.

PORT HARCOURT— THE Nigerian Army destroyed 143 illegal refineries during its Operation Crocodile Smile in the Niger Delta region, Brigadier-General Hassan Hamisu has said.

ABUJA—THE Senate has summoned the acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, to appear before it tomorrow, to give a detailed report on the abandoned construction of Shore Protection Project at Koko, Warri North Local Government Area in Delta State.