FORMER governor of Abia State and senator representing Abia Central senatorial zone, Theodore Orji, yesterday, said his home state, where he served as governor for eight years was not paying him pension.

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has raised alarm over what it called “the rising cases of Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting, FGMC, in Imo State.”

DARE-DEVIL robbers, believed to be working as a syndicate, have reportedly raided Imo State House of Assembly and carted away cash, valuable documents and electronic equipment.

Edo Forum of Patriots, EFP, has urged the National Assembly not to pass the proposed National Grazing Reserve Council Bill into law, saying it contradicts the Land Use Act which vested powers to allocate lands to the federal, state and local governments.

An Oredo Magistrate’s Court in Benin, yesterday, ordered the remand in prison custody of two men, Paul Frank, 31, and Christian Ejimofor, 22, over alleged homosexuality and stealing.

LAGOS—An Igbosere magistrate’s court in Lagos, yesterday, granted bail in the sum of N10 million to an ex-banker, Adebayo Ogunusi, 41, charged for swindling 26 people to the tune of N1.5 billion.

Contrary to the recommendations of the World Health Organisation, WHO, of one doctor to 600 patients, Nigeria currently has a ratio of one doctor to 6,000 patients.

By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA-The Presidency last night said that there is no cause for alarm on the state of health of President Muhammadu Buhari. The presidency which spoke through the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina on his tweeter handle said that the rumour mill is on overdrive. “Why […]

Two years after it docked the detained former National Security Adviser Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), over money laundering charges, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, opened its case against him.

ABUJA—In a bid to avert the looming scarcity of petroleum products, especially the Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly called petrol, the Federal Government last night ordered the payment of the N150 billion Petroleum Equalisation Fund owed petroleum marketers.