Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has described President Muhammadu Buhari as an institution against corruption and bad governance in Nigeria.

The disagreement between the Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, Senator Hamman Isah Misau, and the Police deepened yesterday, with the Police declaring him wanted for forgery.

A Delta State High Court sitting in Warri has dismissed the preliminary objection challenging the suit by Igba of Warri, Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor and four others, against the Delta State Government, Chevron Nigeria Limited and nine Itsekiri figures over perceived short-changing of Itsekiri oil communities.

WE are happy that domestic retail investors are returning. This is because of what we see in the economy now. The government has shown that it has become more committed in improving the economy through the ease of doing business policy that they just put in place. Also, we have seen the recent improvement in liquidity via-a-viz the continuous reduction in inflationary pressure and monetary policy improvement. So, we are very glad when all these things are happening.

Twenty years after a protracted dispute, which led to the splitting of Isuofia town in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, into Isuofia and Isuanaoma communities respectively, the former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Saturday led other well meaning members of the communities to put the crisis behind them and resolved to forge ahead as one united Isuofia town.

An Abuja High Court will today hear a motion on an application for interlocutory injunction to restrain Mohammed Shittu and Emeka Okengwu from further parading themselves as national officers of the newly registered Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance, APDA.

Former president of the National Association of Nigerian Students and incumbent member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Tony Nwoye, yesterday, emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State.

Leader of the Independent People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has rebuffed insinuations of his re-arrest, saying that anyone attempting to do so will die.

SOUTH South and South East governors have lamented  neglect of the regions in the Nigerian federation.

AHEAD of today’s governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Anambra State, the Fresh Congress Group, FCG, in the party has accused some of the governorship aspirants of being agents of opposition political parties, who allegedly are being used to overheat the polity in the state.

Some journalists drawn from print and electronic media have promised to improve their coverage of political, cultural and economic events in Nigeria.

As a prelude to the ongoing Notting Hill Carnival, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has said his  administration is committed to ensuring that Lagos becomes the tourism and entertainment hub of Africa.

The annual general meeting of the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation, NNPC Cooperative Multipurpose Society Limited held at Regency Hall, Ikeja, witnessed a rowdy session, following agitations by members on the outcome of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC investigation of alleged N800 million fraud by the society’s former president.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said Nigeria was ready to receive investors in the creative industry, having created the enabling environment for investments through favourable economic policies.

Liverpool vs Arsenal: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger described his team’s performance as “unacceptable” after they were swept aside 4-0 by Liverpool at Anfield.