Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, has threatened to deal decisively with any staff of the agency involved in any illegal activity while boarding vessels within the nation’s territorial waters.

THE Benue State Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. John Ngbede, has indicated that members of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the party may seek alternative platform if the legal tussle at the Supreme Court fails to go in their favour.

member of the House of Representatives, Mr Kehinde Odeneye, has said that the fiscal document on this year’s N7.28 trillion budget will be monitored to ensure prompt release of funds for projects and its implementation to the letter.

LAGOS State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has blamed inadequate leadership training for the nation’s socio-political challenges.

THE developer of popular mobile browser, Opera, has made public its plan to invest $100 million, the equivalent of N30 billion, over the next two years to facilitate the growth of Africa’s digital economy.

South-South Women organisation, an association of South-South Women resident in Lagos, has congratulated Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and the people of Lagos State on the 50th anniversary of the state.

GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, yesterday, urged the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to involve the various communities in the state in project planning and execution.

THE Senate, yesterday, commenced the process of carrying out a holistic investigation into the alleged lopsided recruitment recently carried out by the Department of State Services, DSS.

My decision to govern Anambra is borne out of the passion to serve the people of this state. The governor must see himself as the servant of the people and it is with this mindset that I am aspiring to be the governor of Anambra.

Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, Wednesday, extolled his Special Adviser, Communication and Strategy, Mr. Yomi Layinka, for standing by him during the 2011 and 2015 governorship electioneering that culminated in his becoming the first two-term holder of the office. The governor gave the encomium during a private thanksgiving service organized by his media aide to mark his 60th birthday, at his residence, Jericho, Ibadan.

It was another big plus for Nigerian football after the Nigeria National League on Thursday announced a three-year partnership with leading sports betting company in the country, Bet9ja.

West Ham are mulling over a move for Manchester City’s Nigeria international striker Kelechi Iheanacho.

THE House of Representatives, yesterday, summoned Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and Mr Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the N12 billion virtual currency scheme involving 60,000 Nigerian investors.

The Nigerian Air Force, yesterday, immortalised two of its Alpha Jet fighter pilots, late Squadron Leader BB Ado, and Flying Officer AJ Layelmenson, who lost their lives during a military operation to stop terrorists backed-rebels from over running the administration of Mali in 2013.

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, yesterday, laid the foundation for a 50-bed clinic in her husband’s home town, Daura, Katsina State, for women and children’s healthcare.