Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong shocked citizens Tuesday afternoon as he in a State broadcast announced the creation of new Chiefdoms, Districts and Village Areas, thereby fulfilling part of the promises he made to the people during his campaigns.

Ghana’s central bank plans to prosecute executives of failed local lenders suspected of dissipating depositors’ funds and insider dealing, the regulator said on Tuesday.

A FORMER governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, and an ex-Deputy governor of the state, Prof Amos Utuama would be among the guests attending a thanksgiving service in recognition of the humanitarian services of a former governor of the state, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan.

Mrs Abbey Ukpukpen, winner of the last Saturday bye-election into Obudu State Constituency, Cross River House of Assembly has promised to uphold the ideals of her late husband, Mr Stephen Ukpukpen in the Assembly.

Ahead of the 2019 governorship and federal parliamentary elections, leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo South Senatorial District have resolved to adopt the consensus approach in the selection of the party’s governorship candidate. They also resolved to use consensus method in choosing candidates for various elective offices in each of the constituencies in the Senatorial District.

Russia winger Denis Cheryshev, one of the standout performers at the World Cup this summer, has returned to Valencia for a second stint on loan from Villarreal.

In a bid to reduce unemployment level in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday promised to give two million (2m) Nigerians collateral free loans to start up a business.

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Tuesday sentenced an 18-year-old auto mechanic, Toheeb Suleimon, to one-week community service for stealing four cell phones valued at N120, 000.

In a rare show of patriotism and exemplary behaviour, the General Manager of King Solomon Chariots Transportation, Johnson Ogbonnaya has voluntarily handed over a driver of the company, Abuchi Okpara who absconded to Ghana after knocking down an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Ogunmeru Obafemi in Igando area of the State, to law enforcement officers.

Bad weather is being suspected as the cause of a bridge collapse near Genoa, Italy, which killed nearly at least 22 people Tuesday.

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the deepening of partnership with the World Bank in agricultural development would usher the state into a new era of prosperity, which will directly impact on the lives of Edo people.

The Nigeria Army on Tuesday, said it had uncovered a Facebook and other social media accounts allegedly used by a faction of the Boko Haram group to recruit new members.

WORRIED by the plethora of complaints over human rights abuses by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria police, otherwise known as SARS, the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has directed the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris to commence investigations on the allegations.

AS the race for the governorship tickets in Oyo State heats up, about seven aides of Governor Abiola Ajimobi are struggling to get the ticket on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has proposed setting up a sovereign wealth fund to help boost economic growth and his ruling African National Congress (ANC) backs the plan, two senior party officials said on Tuesday.