The Primate of Inri Evangelical Church, Rev, Babatunde Elijah, on Saturday said that Nigeria is in trial times and as such, no pastor or imam should talk about war in front of their followers. He urged religious leaders to desist from making inciting statements to avoid civil unrest in the country.

A retired Police Officer, Mr Azogor Nkanu-Anari, has called on the Federal Government to improve funding of Nigeria Police to achieve effective policing of the country.

A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has advised governors in the northern part of the country to protect Nigeria’s border in their various states against the incursion of Senegalese and Mali herdsmen who have reportedly wreaked havoc in Nigeria.

The Bauchi State Government on Saturday expressed dismay over the poor performance of AZCO Engineering Company Ltd. constructing Hanafari-Jarara-G/Babani-S/Kafi-Mashema road in Jama’are Local Government Area of the state.

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), says it will soon establish skills acquisition centres in the six geo-political zones to train corps members in various trades.

A governor in one of Nigeria’s oil producing states is under probe after $10 million he diverted from the bailout funds allocated to his state was hijacked by his America-based mistress.

The Benue State Environmental and Sanitation Agency has arrested over one hundred persons charged and convicted by the sanitation court for violating the state monthly sanitation law.

Venus Williams says being in another Grand Slam final against her sister Serena was “momentous” and despite losing, she was just happy to see her family name on the Australian Open trophy.

The Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL, enters its 5th week, and these are the fixtures scheduled for Sunday, January 29

THE first female Speaker of the Ondo state House of Assembly, Jumoke Akindele was last night sacked by 20 out of the 26 members of the assembly over alleged N15m fraud.