My mood is so bad at this time in what sounds like a suicide mission embarked upon by compatriots who were forced into a fatal search for oil at a time the Federal Government is drumming diversification of the economy into our ears.

In what would pass as the worst attack by the deadly terrorist group since February 2 last year when 58 people were killed in a twin suicide bomb attacks at a camp for the displaced in Dikwa town of Borno State, Nigerians, last week, were jolted by the sad news of another terrorist attack.

Neymar was unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player on Friday and he thereafter said he had left Barcelona not for money but a “bigger challenge” in France

THE Civil Rights Concern, CRC, a human rights group, is planning a debate with political party candidates for the November election to guide Anambra voters in making their choice.

Three suicide bombers who attempted to sneak into Maiduguri metropolis on Friday morning were prevented by security operatives deployed at Molai general area. Confirming the incident, Police Public Relations Officer, Victor Isuku in a press statement said, all the suicide bombers were killed by troops. He said, “Yesterday at about 2322hrs, a female suicide bomber detonated IED strapped on her body near a joint security guard location in Molai general area, killing herself alone.

THE maritime sector of the economy is poised for greater growth this year, as Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has introduced new NIMASA Cabotage Compliance Strategy (NCCS), in a bid to actualise successful coastal and inland trade regime.

National restructuring, in various hues, has remained the nation’s favourite topic of discussion in 2017. The various geo-political zones have been meeting and churning out communiqués in support of restructuring- termed fiscal federalism or power devolution, etc.

PORT HARCOURT: Governor Nyesom Wike’s announcement during a Sunday Church service that he would revoke the Certificate of Occupancy of one of Port-Harcourt’s most prestigious hotels may have been seen as a sacrilegious extension of politicking into God’s house.

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has described the Nigerian Army College of Logistics (NACOL) as the centre of excellence for the training of logisticians relevant and central to logistics in the successful execution of military operations in Nigeria.

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state in this interview spoke about the health condition of ailing President Muhammadu Bauhari whom he recently visited in London, his alleged ownership of a snake farm in Makurdi, the agitation for the restructuring of the country and others.

The ruling party, All Progressives Party, APC, has made moves to stop new defectors from other parties from flying the part’s flags in future elections. This is therefore bad news for governors and other public officials elected on the platforms of other political parties who are planning to dump their parties for the ruling party.

The letter from basketball governing body, FIBA penultimate week has, no doubt tilted the balance of power in favour of the Musa Kida-led board of the Nigeria Basketball Federation.

Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC has vowed to kick Governor Ifeanyi Okowa out of the State Government House come 2019, urging her members to work hard towards entrenching the party in the heart of all Deltans.

SECURITY agencies in Ondo State have vowed to curb the alarming rate of kidnapping and cultism in the state.

The gruesome murder of a Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC, who was shot dead by unknown gunmen on the eve of just concluded Local Government Elections, in Lagos State, Emmanuel Uba, a.k.a Onwa, has thrown residents of Festac Town in Amuwo Odofin LGA into panic, as the police are yet to make any arrest.