WE’re all so consumed by the 2019 elections, by the thought of who’ll win and, therefore, who’ll lose and what this means for those who are connected to power or who hope to receive some form of patronage or the other. We fail to really consider the consequences of poor policies and bad governance.

AWKA—A 72 year old man, Obi Benjamin, from Umuoma village, Uli, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been arrested by the police for allegedly manufacturing and repairing assorted guns for criminals. 

WARRI—THE Federal Government has been urged to decongest Apapa Port in Lagos, by  resuscitating Warri and Koko Ports in Delta State.

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, yesterday said average price paid by consumers for Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly known as petrol, fell by 1.5 percent year-on-year, YoY, and 1.4 percent month-on-month, MoM, to N148.1 in June 2018.

ABUJA—CRITICAL  stakeholders in the maritime sector, yesterday kicked against the Bill seeking the establishment of a Maritime Security Agency, insisting that it is a duplication of security outfits in the sector.

An alleged plot to remove the two presiding officers of the Senate, yesterday, could not stop the defection of 14 senators from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on a day of high drama that was heralded by the police siege to the homes of the two presiding officers.

Determined to make low-interest, long-term funds available to the real sectors of the nation’s economy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday, announced its readiness to lend to large companies in the country by buying Commercial Papers (CPs) issued by such firms.

Attempt by a suspected kidnapper, who disguised as a mad man to abduct a four-year-old girl from Christ Anointed Church, in Ayobo area of Lagos, during church service, has been foiled leading to his arrest.

THIS tale is about doom, redemption and victory over the forces of darkness. It gives a rich insight into the life of Apostle Anslem Madubuko, who was the opposite of what he is currently until he got to a turning point 35 years ago.
As he attains the age of 60 today, the General Overseer of Revival Assembly Church, counts and names his blessings.

ELECTORAL rigging is considered as the mother of all other maladies in a democracy. Once a mandate is obtained through fraudulent or criminal acts it lacks legitimacy. This is a precursor for corruption and lack of accountable leadership.