ABUJA —Former Military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), has chided the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for not doing enough to provide a credible opposition in the politics and governance of the country in the last two years.

ONITSHA— Activities marking this year’s annual Ofala cultural festival of the Obi of Onitsha, His Majesty, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe (Agbogidi) kick off today in grand style at the revered Ime Obi Palace, Onitsha, Anambra State.

INDICATIONS emerged, yesterday, that the National Assembly was set to revisit the earlier motion jettisoned by the Senate seeking one percent special allocation to Lagos from the feder

Commuters were,  yesterday, stranded at various Bus Rapid Transport, BRT, bus stops and terminals across Lagos, following an industrial action by the bus drivers, operated by Primero Ltd. 

Political parties contesting in the November 18, governorship election in Anambra State have been told to forget campaigning in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state, just as to expect no vote from there because their 100 percent votes belongs to incumbent Governor Willie Obiano. Chairman of the L.G.A, Transition Committee, Chief Raphael Asha Nnabuife disclosed this during the visit of the governor’s wife, Chief Ebelechukwu Obiano, to the council area.

Ahead of November 18, 2017 Anambra governorship election, Northern Christians in the State under the aegis of Northern Christian Forum, NCF, called on politicians contesting the seat of the governor of the state to furnish them with their manifestos for assessment, and also include them in their scheme of activities

THE 29 ILORIN—THE 29  reinstated staff of University of Ilorin have threatened legal action over non- payments of their salaries and allowances, totalling N325 million.A Federal High Court in Ilorin had, in 2013, ruled that the 29 staff of the university be reinstated and their salaries and allowances paid.

Kaduna—Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, and Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, to order over their public exchanges on the running of the country’s petroleum affairs.

ABUJA—THE Senate has begun consideration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the approval of an external loan of $5.5 billion to enable the Federal Government finance the 2017 budget as well as re- finance domestic debts.

ABUJA—THE Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, has said the issue of devolution of power was paramount to them in the ongoing constitution amendment.