The controversial former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin yesterday said he subjected himself to a drug and alcohol test to rebuff allegations that he was acting under influence in his recent actions.

AWKA—Chief Alphonsus Nwene, former Special Adviser on Local Government and Community Matters and a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain has accused the Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano of running a government of deceit.

Where do you buy your drugs? How safe is that paracetamol in your hands? Many Nigerians are in the habit of buying drugs from any source but pharmacists who are the custodian of drugs say for a better treatment outcome, drugs must be purchased from the right source.

NEW YORK—Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, has assured the international community that the country’s armed forces was taking measures to improve its human rights record.

We are in the group of death but if we all work together we are going to pull a surprise.”

ABUJA—African Development Bank, AfDB, has resolved to inject a whopping $1 billion to rescue Nigeria from its current economic woes.

TWO weeks to the all important 2018 World Cup qualifier against Nigeria, the Football Association of Zambia, FAZ has fired Elijah Chikwanda, assistant to former coach, George Lwandanina in a bid to finally lay to rest, the row that erupted over the choice of a team captain for the Chipolopolo.

Lagos State Sports Council chairman, Deji Tinubu has reiterated the need for Nigeria to place emphasis on grassroots sports development as it was the only way to guarantee sporting success in world athletics contests.

ABUJA—FORMER speaker of the House of Representatives and governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, yesterday told critical stakeholders in parliamentary affairs that there was need to co-opt business leaders, farmers, civil society organisations into Nigeria’s budget planning process to enable the country achieve success.

Lagos—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, ordered Stanbic IBTC Plc to pay N5.5billion into an interest-yielding account in United Bank for Africa, UBA, Plc in the name of the Deputy Chief Registrar of the Federal High Court.

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, on Monday, disclosed that his administration will, in the next few months, inject over N5.8billion into Kwara State’s economy through the state’s Infrastructure Development Fund (IF-K).

The Centre for Public Accountability, CPA, has said it had commenced the process of getting an order from the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related offences Commission, ICPC, to probe the National Pension Commission, PENCOM, under its present leadership.

NIGER-DELTA Greenland Justice Mandate, NDGJM, the militant group in the Niger Delta that has refused to honour the 60-day ceasefire between militants and Federal Government, served a fresh notice, yesterday, on the Nigerian Army and oil multinationals to watch out for the “next big statement.”

ENUGU—Police authorities in Enugu State, weekend, arrested 17 armed robbery and secret cult suspects terrorizing parts of Nkanu-West Local Government Area forcing residents to flee their homes for fear of being attacked.

IT is no longer news that the economy of Nigeria is officially in recession. Did we envisage or prepare for this? I will say yes, given the ‘profligacy’ of the past sixteen or so years and the futile attempts made by Dr. Okonjo Iweala and others in the Goodluck Jonathan government, including the present emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, to remove fuel subsidy and save for the rainy day that we are now experiencing.