Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has said that his administration has drastically reduced the mortality rate for mothers and infants in the state through the attraction of the necessary investment in the health sector.

Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has disagreed with Igbo youths clamouring for Biafra in retrospect, saying their style was out of tune with the body language of Igbo elders who have seen war and its devastation and would not want anything that would bring another calamity.

Member of the House of Representatives for Abua-Odua/Ahoada East federal constituency, Rivers State, Betty Apiafi, has hailed the peace in Abua-Odua Local Government Area of the state, saying that all stakeholders should continue to build on it.

With the postponement of the canceled Sporting Federations elections to July 20, plans by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria to run its World Championships trials has been put on hold.

FUEL retailing in Nigeria is taking a turn for the better as OVH Energy Marketing is partnering Interswitch, EVSL, Forte Oil and Rainoil to develop FuelVoucher. The partnership was sealed recently in Lagos.

EKPAN—POLICE at Ekpan Division, near Warri, Delta State, have apprehended one Ufuoma, a member of a robbery gang, which specialises in robbing tricycle passengers and then pushing them off while on motion. The suspects were arrested at Ekpan and Udu areas of the state.

TO address the shortfall of quality housing units for middle income earners in Lagos mainland, Messrs Tetramanor Nigeria Limited, a Lagos-based real estate development firm, weekend, commissioned 14-unit TM Gardens in the Iponri area of Lagos metropolis.

IN reply, the Leader of Opposition in the Federal Parliament, and Leader of the Action Group, Chief Obafemi Awolowo said: I beg to move the following Amendment to the Motion already proposed by the Prime Minister:

The Debt Management Office, DMO, yesterday, said Nigeria’s total outstanding public debt rose to N17.360 trillion as at end of December 2016, an increase of 37.74 per cent, compared to N12.604 trillion in the corresponding year in 2015.

The driver of an articulated vehicle was, yesterday, trapped in his truck until he died, while his motor boy sustained injuries in an accident on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

PORT HARCOURT—Five people reportedly died in an accident, yesterday, at Nkpolu community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Super Eagles and Sivasspor new signee, Elderson Echiejile has said he is backing grassroots football as a major source for identifying and developing sport prodigies in the country.

A Nigerian, Fawaz Olanrewaju Animasaun will spend the next two years in jail in the United States for defrauding East Texans and others out of nearly $1 million.

The traditional ruler of Obosi community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Igwe Chidubem Iweka, has summoned all the parties involved in the on-going leadership crisis currently rocking members of KKAWAAPU, the amalgamated tricycle union operators in Anambra State.

CHAIRMAN, Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON, Enugu State Chapter, Mr Prince Cornelius Nnaji, has disclosed that the association is committed to the ongoing state boxing talent hunt to increase grassroots talent hunt in the state.