DELTA State governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has paid glowing tributes to the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli I and the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, HRM Oboro Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, in Warri South-West Local Government Area of the state, as the former turned 62 on the throne, while the latter celebrated his 1st coronation anniversary.

Anyone that wishes Nigeria well as a nation will not for one minute entertain support for groups or activities that contemplate the fracturing of the nation. Breaking up the nation would in the case be most outrageous.

Former Nigeria international striker Peter Osaze Odemwingie is reported to be on verge of becoming the next high-profile African star after Michael Essien to move to the Indonesian Liga 1.

Bayelsa State Government and the authorities of the Joint Military Task Force, JTF, code named Operation Delta Safe, have intervened and averted the planned protest by youths of Okoroma community in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State to shut down the Obama flow station operated by Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited, NAOC.

The Nigeria Postal Service has created an e-commerce department to take advantage of emerging business trends in the world.

Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, said yesterday that if the National Assembly, NASS, is to play its role as an agent of development with the mandate to sustain democracy, it must cleanse its house, adding that the legislature has not met the expectations of Nigerians and should step up its legislative performance.

—THE people of oil-rich Kokodiagbene community, Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South- West Local Government Area, Delta State, have vowed to relocate from their homes to the Utunana Flow Station, owned by Chevron Nigeria Limited in the area next month, to enjoy electricity with the workers if the company refused to extend electricity to them.

In bid to promote better healthcare for Nigerian mothers, Rotary Club of Magodo Central has donated medical equipment to facilitate access to quality and safe healthcare services for pregnant women in Ikosi-Isheri Primary Healthcare Centre in Ketu area of Lagos State.

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has commended the Nigerian Air Force for its sacrifice in the security of the nation, urging the Airforce authorities to help clear street traders around the Air Force Base on Aba Road, in Port Harcourt.

THE timely reaction of the Senate to the policy of the Nigeria Customs Service to compel all vehicle owners to pay appropriate duties has once again questioned the extent of the oversight powers of the National Assembly. In contributing to the interesting debate I shall examine the legal validity of the policy, the legal competence of the Senate to summon the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) to justify the policy and the legality of the directive that he should appear before the Senate in uniform.