THOSE who thought that Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting would be the political funeral for Minister of Women Affairs Aisha Alhassan may have exaggerated her dilemma after all.

Vanguard Media Limited football team, the Kirikiri Warriors will today lock horns with Lagos Television (LTV) in the semi final match of the ongoing Medview NUJ Media Games which started on Wednesday at the Legacy Pitch of the National Stadium, Lagos.

THE meeting between the Federal Government Negotiation Team and striking non teaching staff in the universities was inconclusive last night but with some agreements reached between the two parties.

IN Ekiti State, since the middle of this year, governance has taken a back seat and every action and policy of Governor Ayodele Fayose has been geared towards 2018 governorship election in the state, calculation and agenda on anointing a successor was pushed to the front burner.

THE Nigerian Army, last night, said Operation Python Dance II currently ongoing in the South East, will continue.

LAGOS State Police Commissioner, Imohimi Edgal, yesterday, said the state Command, in the last one week, arrested six persons over the killing of Hector Jobarteh, winner of third edition, Guilder Ultimate Search, GUS.

ENUGU—THE story of Mr. Alphonsus Orjinta, a 59-year-old visually-impaired teacher and 1991 Political Science Education graduate of University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, who got married in Enugu after years of rejection and loneliness, is one that elicits emotion.

As activities for this year’s hajj draw to a close in Makkah, pilgrims sponsored by Folawiyo group of companies have continued to pour encomiums on the companies managed by Mr Tunde Folawiyo just as several sessions of prayers were held for the soul of the founder of the companies, Late Abdulwahab Iyanda Folawiyo, at Mount Arafah and Masajida Al Haram, both in Makkah and Madinah.

An Abuja High Court in Jabi on Thursday, affirmed Mallam Mohammed Kabiru and Mr Emeka Okegwu as interim National Chairman and interim Secretary of newly-registered All Progressive Democratic Alliance (APDA).

When Ismail’s mother, Hajar, known as Hagai  exhausted  the water she had in her skin bag left by her husband, Ibrahim, she went on searching for more within the area.  Mother and child became thirsty. Hajar, confused tossing in agony; left her baby, Ismail, in search of water.  She walked to the mountain of As-Safâ nearest to her on that land. She stood on it and started looking at the valley keenly expecting to get help from somebody around who could help, but none came.

WARRI—The  Itsekiri National Youth Council, INYC, has called on Federal Government  to respect the decision of the Supreme Court and other courts of competent jurisdiction concerning the ownership of the land where the  Maritime University is been sited, while commending the government for releasing N2 billion for the take off of the university.

Defending Afrobasket champions, the D’Tigers of Nigeria yesterday in Tunis hit a century, 106- against Cameroon’s 91 to pick the second semi-final ticket of the 2017 Afrobasket holding in Tunisia.

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged the Senate President Dr Bukola Sakari to “urgently explain to Nigerians if it is true that a Nigerian Senator gets N29 million in monthly pay, and over N3 billion a year.”

In achieving a hitch free hajj, as well as reducing the risk of ill health, provision of good food and accommodation is key. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON and the Pilgrims Welfare Board from various states have taken this issue with all serious attention.

MAKURDI—Four persons, including Major Lawrence Ugbo (retd.), a former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, state chairmen were, Wednesday, reportedly killed in a conflict between supporters of All Progressives Congress, APC, and PDP, at Ondo community, in Ogobia, Ugboju District of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue state.