BARRISTER Mohammed Abubakar, the governor of Bauchi State was recently   in Lagos to attend the annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA. On the sidelines of the conference he opened up on the issues that had trailed his two year stewardship of the Northeast State. He spoke on the controversy surrounding his relationship with Speaker Yakubu Dogara and the Bauchi State delegation to the National Assembly, his alleged solitary procurement of a N4 billion loan, and chipped in his legal postulations on the agitation for restructuring. Excerpts

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THE embattled former Deputy Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Mrs Elizabeth Ativie, met with the leadership of her party, All Progressives Congress, APC, in Uhumwonde Local Government Area of Edo State, weekend, and it was agreed that she will hand over the controversial official vehicles to the leadership of the state Assembly, led by Speaker, Mr. Kabiru Adjoto.

RESIDENT Doctors this morning announced that they have commenced indefinite strike.

Ahead of the 2019 general elections in the country, former governor of Niger State, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would not impose any candidate at any level on the electorate to avoid the mistakes that led to the loss of of 2015 polls.

For his big comeback against Cameroon, Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel was one of the craftsmen of the 4-0 defeat of the Indomitable Lions. In Uyo.

SIX of the world’s biggest   banks have joined a project to create a new form of digital cash that they hope to launch next year for clearing and settling financial transactions over blockchain, the technology underpinning bitcoin.

TRADITIONAL rulers in Umuahia South Local Government Council have called on Abia State House of Assembly to enact a law prohibiting open grazing, lamenting the destruction being done to crops by herdsmen.

In continuation of efforts to ensure that the Eid el-Kabir celebration is hitch free and also for the beginning of the ember months, Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 5, Benin, Mr. Abubakar Muhammed, has directed Commissioners of Police in the zone to adopt robust crime-prevention strategies throughout the ember months.

THE Nigeria Deposit Insurance  Corporation (NDIC) has called on bankers in the country to pay more attention on financial literacy and consumer protection issues.
Managing Director/Chief Executive, NDIC, Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim made this call while speaking at the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) Graduates’ Induction and Prize Award Day in Lagos.