A meeting was held on September 6, 2017, following the strike embarked upon by the members of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) on September 4, 2017.

ENUGU—ENUGU State House of Assembly, yesterday assured the National Union of Local Government Employees,   NULGE,   that they are behind them in the quest to ensure the actualisation of local government   autonomy.

AS the debate on restructuring rages, a member of House of Representatives, Hon. Emmanuel Oghene Egoh, has urged the nation to go back to the first Republic constitution, which he described as the constitution the founding fathers of Nigeria agreed on.

THE conciliation meeting between the Federal Government Negotiation Team and the striking National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, yielded positive result as the union decided to suspend the nationwide indefinite strike if alert for their salary entered on or before Friday.

THE Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Monday, in Owerri, the Imo State capital, met with the Prof. Uzodinma Nwala-led Alaigbo Development Foundation, ADF, as part of his consultations towards the agitation for Biafra Republic.   

The governors of Taraba and Benue states, Tuesday, agreed on peaceful demarcations of the border between both states, which has caused communal crises for decades, claiming lives and properties worth billion of Naira.

AGBARHA-OTOR— BISHOP of Ughelli Diocese of the Anglican Communion, Delta State, Rt. Rev. Cyril Odotemu, has said that remarkable wealth and legacy of Michael Ibru could go into oblivion if the surviving heads of the extended family fail to sustain the unity and discipline upon which he founded the Ibru dynasty.

Oil prices rose  yesterday as strong global refining margins and the reopening of United States Gulf Coast refineries provided a more bullish outlook after sharp drops due to Storm Harvey.

UMUAHIA—THE Abia State police command yesterday arraigned 10 tricycle (Keke) operators for allegedly instigating a clash between their members and soldiers of the 14 Brigade Ohafia last Monday at Isigate in Umuahia.

Owerri—Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, yesterday, asked the people of the state, why they should cry more than the bereaved over the demolition of Owerri Ekeukwu market, that allegedly claimed the life of a 10-year-old boy, Somtochukwu Ibeanusi.

CALABAR—NATIONAL Association for States Creation Movement, an umbrella body of those advocating the creation of more states, has said the creation of more states is part of restructuring.

Both Zambia coach Wedson Nyirenda and skipper Kennedy Mweene have expressed confidence the Chipolopolo can beat Nigeria in Uyo on October 7 to take World Cup qualification in Group B down to the final match of the series.

The strike has substantiated the fact that studying in a government-controlled varsity is four years plus X and the value of X will be known only when you graduate

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr said goalkeeper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa needs to work harder and improve on his skills.

ENUGU—IN a bid to ensure safety and peace in Uzouwani Local Government Area, Enugu State, the Police command, has vowed to sustain the onslaught against  crime and criminality at Adani and Nimbo with a view to stamping them out.