Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has launched a blistering attack on Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, describing him as a clueless person who would do better as a militant than as a governor.

The police high command in Abuja yesterday, disclosed that it has apprehended two more suspects who took part in the kidnap of eight schoolgirls and staff of Nigeria Turkish International College, NTIC, Ogun State, last month, while the sum of N3 million was recovered from the latest suspects.

DESPITE several assurances by the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, and other stakeholders, there still appears a dark cloud shrouding Nigeria’s ability to switch to digital broadcasting by June 20, 2017.

Three people were reportedly killed, while no fewer than six others were injured yesterday, when herdsmen clashed with farmers in Gereng community of Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

Going by my political antecedent, you will realize that I am not new to legislative and executive duties. And throughout the world, legislative duties are the same. Legislative duties comprise three major things namely, passage of bills, representation and motion; and thankfully, I have no problem in all those legislative intricacies.

ABA- In a bid to promote healthy living among new born babies, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and the National Orientation Agency, NOA, in Abia State, have urged Igbo nursing mothers to embrace exclusive breast feeding and adequate diet to ensure the wellbeing of their babies.

The Federal Government, yesterday in Abuja, said it had recovered some sensitive documents and treasure of the Boko Haram in the Sambisa Forest.

Legal constraints against the return of the former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, were yesterday removed when a London High Court refused pleas by the Home Office to technically hold him back in the country.

Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, yesterday, led the Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, to a meeting with Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.

Since the defection by Senator Nelson Effiong representing Akwa Ibom South in the National Assembly from PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, last week, there have been mixed feelings in some quarters. While some condemned the decision, others said the lawmaker had taken the right move that will spell doom for the PDP in the state in 2019.
Among those speaking in favour of the defection is a former Commissioner for Science and Technology and National Coordinator, ONE for Change, Mr. Samuel Efanga. Excerpts:

A Federal High Court in Ibadan, yesterday, ordered the remand of one Shemilore Egbedayo, accused of defrauding three American women of $3,437 in the guise of marrying them.

SENATOR Theodore Orji representing Abia Central in the Senate has called on the Inspector-General of Police to do everything possible to apprehend the killers of his former media aide, Mr. Ben Onyechere, who was killed last Sunday, by unknown gunmen in Owerri, Imo State.

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has revealed that about N44.1 billion (US$147 million) is required to prevent severe malnutrition in 450,000 children in North-East part of the country this year, even as it seeks $3.3 billion to cater for 48 million children living in the worst conflict areas globally.

IMMEDIATE past Secretary to the Anambra State Government and a former diplomat, Mr Osaloka Obaze recently indicated his intention to contest for the governorship of the state expected to take place later this year. Indeed, Obaze was a frontrunner in the race for Mr. Peter Obi’s successor, but he was later shoved aside by the leadership of APGA. He later continued as the SSG under Governor Obiano, until a cabinet reshuffle. He is presently running a consultancy firm in Awka.

THE Federal Government, International Oil Corporations, IOCs, the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and other stakeholders, yesterday, agreed to develop a common template to fast-track the development of the Niger Delta region.