WKA— FORMER Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Charles Soludo said yesterday that the current economic recession in the country was a big eye opener for Nigerians, advising the nation’s leaders to begin to think of Nigeria without oil.

ABUJA— Major stakeholders in the country’s power sector, yesterday, resolved to put the blame game behind and start appropriate action that will build robust synergy towards delivering improved electricity to the people.

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, yesterday, in Lagos said of the 1.7 million candidates writing the ongoing UTME, the results of 1,048,914 had been released.

BENIN—Edo State Government, yesterday, lambasted the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, over incessant frivolous allegations against the state government, urging members of the party to put on their thinking caps and come up with solutions on how to move the state forward.

MORE than 120 golfers have been scheduled to tee-off at the SMT Global Golf Tournament scheduled for Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Sagamu Golf Club, Ogun State. Co-ordinator of the event, Kome Brown, said the club would be besieged with golfers from Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and Edo states.

Olubadan’s senior chiefs complain of marginalisation By Olu Ajayi IBADAN — Before the  bubble burst, the 13-member Olubadan-in-Council which is the highest traditional council in the ancient city of Ibadanland was knitted together like the proverbial Siamese twins. Then, when the going was not rough, they would speak with one voice and no matter the […]

PORT HAR-COURT— Managing Director, MD, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr Nsima Ekere, has pleaded with stakeholders in the Niger Delta region to partner relevant agencies to end oil theft and other challenges in the area.

The management of Ogba Zoo and Nature Park, Benin City, Edo State, is pleading with the state government to check the activities of land grabbers and poachers in its efforts at resuscitating the tourism industry.

Owerri—The Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’ Owerri, of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has arrested 21 suspects for smuggling contraband items into the country, even as 25 cases recorded by the command are currently in court.

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Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, a former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has said that Nigeria can overcome the current economic setback faster if the government put in place appropriate policies.

Harry Kane staked his claim to finish as the Premier League’s top scorer with a scintillating four-goal blast in Tottenham’s 6-1 demolition of Leicester on Thursday.

Harry Kane’s first ever four-goal haul propelled him to the top of the Premier League scoring charts with the Tottenham striker in the “driving seat” to finish top scorer when the final league games are played on Sunday. The 23-year-old, whose goals along with a double from Korean star Son Heung-min saw this season’s runners-up […]

A total number of 17 persons so far have been rescued in a three-storey building bulding that collapsed Thursday in Isolo area in Lagos.

Itsekiri Integrity Crusaders, IIC, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to speed up the investigation of some elders of Koko community in Warri-North Local Government Area, Delta State, over alleged missing N567million community funds.