The Auxiliary Bishop of Abuja, Most Reverend Anslem Umoren, yesterday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to heed the calls made by the Catholic Bishops Conference and other well-meaning individuals on the current hardship faced by Nigerians, urging him to urgently take steps to reverse the dwindling fortunes of the economy.

Football enthusiasts on Sunday lashed out at Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney over his poor performance as his side crashed to Watford in a third successive defeat which end in an embarrassing 3-1 loss.

According to a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described President Muhammadu Buhari as the major problem of Nigeria that Nigerians must solve, saying; “Our President, through his actions and inactions is destroying everything that makes Nigeria a country and well-meaning Nigerians must stand-up to be counted in the crusade to save the country from going under.”

Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, is set to launch fresh appeal against his conviction in London, following new claims the Scotland Yard and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) covered up evidence of police corruption in a high-profile money-laundering case.

Former governor of Edo and respected elder statesman Samuel Ogbemudia on Sunday endorsed Mr Godwin Obaseki, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Sept. 28 governorship election.

Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Samsung Electronics West Africa Limited to recall its Galaxy Note 7, following inundated explosion of Galaxy Note 7 while charging while it warned Nigerians to stop using the particular Note meanwhile.

A senior Somali commander and six other soldiers died Sunday after a suicide car bomber rammed his car into their military convoy as it travelled through the capital, Mogadishu, a military source said.

Mr Murtala Sodangi, a member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has appealed to Nigerians for patience with President Muhammadu Buhari as he strives to address the nation’s economic woes.

Thrilled by Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi’s performances in the current English Premiership, football fans in Ebonyi have called for their inclusion in the team to prosecute the World Cup qualifiers.

No fewer than 41, 161 graduates have benefitted from the Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS) of the Federal Government and supervised by the Ministry of Finance.

The inability of commercial banks to give long-term credit facilities is due to the non-availability of long-term-deposits by Nigerians, a financial expert, Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo has said.

ABUJA- AS the Federal Government explores various agribusinesses to diversify the economy, an apiculturist, David Musa, disclosed that honey production can create 10, 000 jobs in three years.

The governments of United States of America and Nigeria at the weekend exchanged views on the ongoing efforts to engage in dialogue with Niger Delta militants and seek an immediate and peaceful resolution to the conflict.

Some intending passengers on the Oshodi-Ijora route on Sunday lamented the hardship they had to go through as a result of high fares by commercial motorists.

CHAIRMAN, Warri Ijaw Peace Monitoring Group, WIPM, Warri, Delta State, Chief Patrick Bigha, weekend, pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently resume work on the Export Processing Zone, EPZ, Escravos, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, comprising Ogidigben Gas City and Deep Seaport, Gbaramatu, to tackle the issue of unemployment and economic hardship besetting the country.