LAGOS— A day after President Muhammadu Buhari said the National Assembly and not him could restructure the country, a group of eminent leaders from Southern Nigeria threw the ball back in his court, pointing out how he can safely lead the country through the process.

ABUJA—The Police High Command has petitioned the Senate, asking it to direct its Committee on Ethics and Privileges to probe allegations levelled against it by Senator Isa Misau, representing Bauchi Central.

ABEOKUTA—The Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun state under the leadership of Adebayo Dayo described the constitution of caretaker committee constituted for the State by the national caretaker committee as laughable, ridiculous and nullity.

KANO— GOVERNOR Abdullahi Ganduje of kano State has said the state government was ready to grant land and tax incentives to would-be investors in the state in order to revolutionise agriculture and promote investments in various sectors.

ASABA—Delta State Government has vowed to tackle the perennial flooding problems in Asaba and other parts of the state.

KAIAMA —MASTER Martin Franklin (Jnr) of Ijaw National Academy has emerged winner of the maiden Bayelsa Essay Writing Competition, carting away  the star prize of N1 million, while Sweet-Owei Blessed Tari of Tare Pet Montessori School came second with N250,000  and Ayamieye Tamara-Ifie of Biedomo Premiere School went home with N150,000 as third place.

BENIN CITY—Afemai Peoples Movement, APM,  a socio cultural organisation in Edo State, has condemned what it described as an attempt by people it described as “few traditional rulers” in Edo North and Central senatorial districts to dabble into the politics of the state regarding the speakership of the state House of Assembly.

Tourism Development levy should be collected on the site and immediately paid into the bank accounts of Tourism Development Fund

IN the framework of the International Year on Sustainable Tourism for Development, 2017, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is launching a consumer-oriented campaign aimed at raising awareness of the value and contribution that sustainable tourism can make towards development.

NIGERIAN software developers and their Small and Medium Enterprise partners may have their software solutions strengthened as 9mobile has agreed to give them access to telecommunication infrastructure through mobile communication Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

Director General on Media and Publicity to the Governor of Kogi State has told newsmen that the Governor is reshaping the state “left in tatters” by the PDP administration for 13 years.

Uyo —Nigeria Internally Displaced Persons in Bakassi Peninsula have protested the abduction of four of their community leaders by the Cameroon Gendarmes.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN Thursday commissioned a number of projects and held meetings with Mambila Plateau Stakeholders in Jalingo, Taraba State.

The Coalition of Northern Groups CNG has withdrawn the “quit notice” it issued Igbos resident in the region, but asked the Federal Government to arrest the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu saying the time has come to curtail his excesses.

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has proffered transnational partnerships between state and non-state actors as the only way to end slavery in all its forms.