SENATE  President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has kicked against the Defence Headquarters’ categorization of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as a terrorist organisation, saying that it was not only unconstitutional but also against due process and such had no effect.

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TWO weeks after a Yoruba summit on restructuring was held in Ibadan, more voices from the region yesterday reiterated the call  as traditional rulers, including the Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Saliu Adetunji and governors of Lagos, Oyo and Ogun States said there was no alternative to it.

WARRI—DELTA Ijaw Women Initiative, DIWI, yesterday, urged the Nigerian Army to keep soldiers away from the riverine communities, as women in the oil communities require development and peace, not Operation Crocodile Smile that military authorities plan to launch in the South-South and parts of South-West.

OUR supreme law, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (As Amended) guarantees every person freedom of speech. Section 39 (1) states: “Every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart ideas and information without interference”.

Let’s get real. The answer is “No.” They can’t. Certainly not the vast majority of the dominant political leadership class we have in our country today.

ABUJA—Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, yesterday, directed all heads of courts in the country to compile and forward to the National Judicial Council, NJC, comprehensive lists of all corruption and financial crime cases being handled by their various courts.

THE Civil Liberties Organization, CLO, Southeast Zone, has raised 12 questions for the immediate past and incumbent governors of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi and Chief Willie Obiano, on the management and application of funds.

ABUJA—The ambitious bid by the Presidency to present its budget to the National Assembly next month may not materialise after all, due to several factors, chief among which is the postponement of the resumption from vacation by lawmakers.

ABUJA — The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, allayed fears of a resurgence of scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, stating that the fire incident, which occurred at Apapa loading jetty in the early hours of yesterday, did not affect the supply of petroleum products.

NYAHASANG—CLAN Head of Nyahasang, a suburb of Calabar Municipality, Cross River State, Ntoe Edim Moses Ekong, has alleged that some politicians in the Niger Delta region now send boys (read political thugs) after royal fathers for daring to interrogate the choice of candidates imposed on people by political parties.

Barcelona’s record 105 million-euro ($125 million) signing Ousmane Dembele will undergo surgery today on the torn hamstring that has ruled him out of action for up to four months in Helsinki.

The Chairman of the Transition Committee of Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State, Chief Raphael Asha Nnabuife, has called on the people of Anambra state to ensure the re-election of Governor Willie Obiano on November 18, 2017 or risk taking the state back to the days of people sleeping in churches for safety against attacks by kidnappers and armed robbers.

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief and Peter Egwuatu

SAINT-Gobain, a foremost habitat and construction solution provider, has introduced its products to the Nigerian market in the bid to expand its frontiers into the country’s living spaces.