ABUJA—THE Senate has begun a probe into allegations of double registration levelled against Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State.

ABUJA—THE Senate yesterday ordered an investigation of alleged role by Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN over the circumstances surrounding the alleged resumption of the Executive Secretary of National Human Rights Commission, {NHRC}, Tony Ojukwu, without confirmation from it.

It is now certain that Brazilian superstar Neymar will undergo surgery on his fractured foot in Brazil, ruling him out of Paris Saint-Germain’s do-or-die Champions League clash with Real Madrid on 6 March.

ABUJA—Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Professor Usman Yusuf, yesterday, told members of the House of Representatives that no N10 billion was missing from the coffers of the agency.

PIONEER President of Nigeria Labour Congress,  NLC, Alhaji Hassan Sunmonu,   has berated the ministers and special advisers of President Muhammadu Buhari for alleged  bereft of ideas and innovations.

ABUJA— The Senate, yesterday, accused Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, of delaying the passage of the 2018 budget.

Rights activist, Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor, yesterday, denied claims by Itsekiri Consolidated Movement, ICM, that the suit she instituted against Itsekiri Regional Development Council, IRDC, was responsible for the non-payment of scholarship fees to Itsekiri students.

ABUJA— Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, yesterday said he had passed the stage where he can be intimidated.

An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, was killed when suspected kidnappers abducted the wife and child of a reporter with the Voice of America, VOA, in Kaduna State, yesterday.

BENIN—EDO State chapter of  Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has  disagreed  with the statement by Edo State Government on the rising cases of human trafficking of the state indigenes to Libya.