PORT HARCOURT—A mother of triplet, Mrs. Comfort Jackson, has been stabbed to death by unidentified assailants in Rumuekini community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, in mysterious cricumstances.

KADUNA—Three days after two men were killed in Golkofa village, Godogodo District, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State by alleged armed herdsmen, another man was killed in the same village, yesterday, said a local source.

Despite the re-admission of the nine suspended banks into the foreign exchange market, parallel market premium at the nation’s foreign exchange market reached all time high last week as inter-bank rate stabilised at N314/USD, while parallel market rate closed at N425/USD.

With Sergio Aguero missing through suspension, Guardiola had the option to deploy a midfielder or winger as a false nine, but he instead turned to Kelechi Iheanacho, and the youngster duly obliged by delivering a fine performance, during which he provided an assist and scored what proved to be the decisive goal in the 2-1 victory at Old Trafford.

The Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, said in Ilorin, yesterday, that the Federal Government, led by All Progressives Congress, APC, has no excuse not to fix the nation’s ailing economy.

WARRI—POLICE in Delta State are on the trail of a man, Ochuko Ajekpemevor, who stabbed one Robinson Ituke to death at Ugborikoko, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state, Saturday, for allegedly sleeping with his wife, Rose.

PORT HARCOURT— Teachers in Rivers State have threatened to shut down schools over their unpaid seven months salaries.

MINNA—Niger State Government has released the sum of N1.4 billion as a bailout to augment local government council coffers pay shortfall of July and August salaries.

KADUNA—Fear gripped residents of Koi town, headquarters of Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State as the earth vibrated beneath the ancient town twice on Sunday afternoon.

OLEH—ISOKO Development Union, IDU, the apex socio-cultural organisation of Isoko ethnic nationality, has condemned what it described as the campaign of calumny against the appointment of Dr. Ogaga Ifowodo and Engr. Samuel Adjogbe as commissioner representing Delta State and Executive Director, Projects, respectively, in Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

Uyo—THE Prelate Emeritus of Methodist Church Nigeria, MCN, His Eminence Sunday Mbang, has condemned the use of military by the Federal Government to address the renewed militancy in the Niger Delta region.

WARRI—TRADITIONAL rulers, chiefs and other stakeholders in the Niger Delta, weekend, warned that further delay in the kick-off of the long awaited dialogue would not profit the country and the international community, including the United States and the European Union, which contributed to the prevailing peace in the region.

Some states government are indebted to the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) in paying subsidy to the company. NAIC is currently the only insurance company that government subsidized it agricultural insurance for the country’s crop and livestock farmers.

The delay by the federal government to inaugurate board for the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has remained a challenge within the Commission and the insurance industry. President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the dissolution of the Governing Boards of Federal Parastatals, Agencies and Institutions with effect from Thursday, July 16, 2015.

Leadway Assurance Company Limited has signed Memorandum of Understanding with Total Nigeria Plc to deepen insurance penetration in the country. The Memorandum of Understanding signed in Lagos by the Executive Director General Business, Leadway Assurance, Ms Adetola Adegbayi who represented the Managing Director/CEO, Oye Hassan-Odukale and Territorial Sales Manager (North), Total Nigeria Plc- Muftau Balogun representing the Managing Director Total Nigeria Plc, Jean-Philippe Torres, allows for Leadway’s insurance products and services to be made available in some designated Total Service stations across the country.