abuja—Following yesterday night’s invitation to Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, by the Police to appear before homicide detectives and answer questions regarding the Offa bank robbery and killings and his non appearance, Force headquarters insisted yesterday that the Senate President must honour Police invitation.

Lagos State Police Command has arrested four persons for allegedly stealing inverter batteries worth several millions of naira from MTN installation at Mowo area of Badagry Lagos, yesterday.

The political intentions of Senator Godswill Akpabio, former chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, are raising apprehension everywhere.

LAST week, I was trapped for hours on the Isolo-Apapa Expressway in an unprecedented traffic gridlock. Many lanes of the so-called expressway were seized by articulated vehicles especially trailers carrying containers and fuel tankers, forcing other vehicles to drive against the traffic, in an effort to move forward since most of the articulated vehicles seemed stationary.

ABUJA—CHRISTIAN Association of Nigeria (CAN) has warned the Presidency and the Nigeria Police against taking actions capable of threatening the survival of democracy in Nigeria. 

ADO-EKITI—THE Ekiti State Governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has released a list of eminent citizens of the state that will serve in the Governorship Transition Committee.

OWAN West Local Government chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State has condemned the recent suspension slammed on Mr. Victor Asein,  the lawmaker representing them in  the state House of Assembly.

The Ijaw Monitoring Group, IMG, has called for the documentation of the struggles of Chief Oboko Bello, former president of the Federated Niger Delta Ijaw Communities, FNDIC, who recently clocked 60 years, for bringing lasting peace and justice to Warri and Ijaw.

Makurdi—Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Mr. Terkimbi Ikyange and all principal officers of the House were, yesterday removed from office in a majority decision by 22 out of 30 members of the House.

WHICHEVER way the pendulum had swung, the outcome of the just concluded governorship polls in Ekiti was anticipated to attract fresh permutations as to its implications for 2019. As it turned out a tense victory for the All Progressives Congress, APC, the ripple effect in Rivers state inflamed the bitter war of words between Governor Nyeson Wike’s ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP and the APC.

Confederations of African Football (CAF) president, Ahmad has revealed his frustration with the poor showing of the five African nations at the recently concluded FIFA World Cup in Russia.

The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El Rufai has disowned his aide, Alhaji Saidu Adamu over his apology to journalists over frosty relationship with the media.

Oando and its JV partners said it has rehabilitated roads for its host communities in Imo, Rivers and Bayelsa states noting that it will lead to an improvement in the delivery of goods and services in the areas.

D’Tigers coach, Alex Nwora said  hard work and better team chemistry will help the chances of his team qualifying for the FIBA 2019 world cup.

IT’S not about an indivdual.  It’s about foundation,  about systems and structures, that will be sustainable for generations to come. Are we laying that foundation? Ex president Olusegun Obasanjo was in the vanguard for change and the people got change, now that the change has come, and the gentleman found out that the change he desired has turned out to be a mirage, he recounted and gunned for another change. It is almost three years now and those who have labelled him a navigator and statesman and the conscience of the nation are now gunning for his scalp, is that the way   democracy practiced?