BENIN—A group, Ever Bless Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited, Benin City, Edo State, has removed its National Coordinator, Pastor Gideon Aigbogun, over alleged gross misconduct and abuse of office.

THE recent ban on commercial motorcycle operations in some parts of Anambra state, including the commercial city of Onitsha and Awka capital territory by the state government appeared to have hit the target as armed robbery activities and snatching of  hand bags have been reduced drastically.

A socio-political Yoruba group, Yoruba Self Determination Advancement Forum,  YOSEDAF, has vowed to  mobilise  the Yoruba people to support political parties and candidates with a clear and feasible manifesto for restructuring and genuine federalism in 2019.

GOVERNOR Willie Obiano of Anambra State, yesterday ordered the replacement of six Transition Committee Chairmen of the local government areas in the state including that of Anambra East, Mr Tony Collins Nwabunwanne.

THE non-teaching staff of the Federal University of Technology, FUTA in Akure, Ondo State are on collision course with the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Joseph Afuwape over the alleged lopsidedness in the composition of the institution congregation.

A District of Columbia, DC, Court in the United States, US, has dismissed the suit filed by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, against the Federal Government and 15 others seeking millions of dollars compensation.

Ahead of the 15th edition of GOtv Boxing Night holding at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, on Sunday, boxers billed to fight have been talking tough.

ROTARY International, a non-profit organisation, has commenced intervention in 54 secondary hospitals in Enugu state that will improve Maternal and Child Healthcare, MCH, in the area.

As the debate on whether or not Nigeria should sign-on to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) rages on, a former Director General of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Dr. John Isemede, has said that the country does not presently have the capacity to compete favourably if the deal is adopted now.

THE Presidency yesterday said that it has met and discussed with a large number of senators and members of the House of Representatives who dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and other opposition political parties, noting that they had resolved to work for the actualization of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 re-election bid.