THE Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the September 22, 2018 governorship election in Osun state, Alhaji Isiaka Gboyega Oyetola has declared that he is vying to succeed Governor Rauf Aregbesola in order to halt the opposition from destroying the already built legacies of the current administration.

HOUSE of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta has urged the Federal Government to promptly release funds meant for the Presidential Amnesty Programme for seamless payment of monthly stipends to ex-Niger Delta agitators as well as contractors handling projects in the region.

FIVE  Urhobo communities in Delta State, have passed a vote of no confidence on Zenith Construction Limited, the contracting firm handling the major road project linking the entire communities.

THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, runners up in the party’s governorship primary, Dr Akin Ogunbiyi, has declared that he was still in the race, adding that he has not stepped down for the candidate of the party, Senator Ademola Adeleke.

THE Chairman of the Police Service Commission, PSC, Alhaji Musiliu Smith, yesterday, expressed worry over the current image of the Nigeria Police warning that the Commission will not hesitate to flush out any policeman found culpable of indiscipline and incompetence.

AKURE—IT has emerged that four National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members survived the River Mayo-Selbe disaster in which nine others drowned, by standing on a rock for hours, while the waves swept their colleagues away.

OWERRI—WIFE of the Acting President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, yesterday called on women in the country to pray for Nigeria. 

YENAGOA—AS politicians and their respective political parties battle for the various elective positions, five youth groups in Bayelsa State have thrown their weight behind former Managing Director of Niger Delta Develop-ment Commission, NDDC, Mr. Timi Alaibe, to contest governorship position in 2019.

SACKED Director-General of the Department of State Service, DSS, Lawal Daura, assumed duties on July 3, 2015 in controversial circumstances. Yesterday, he was, once again, relieved of his position in a controversial and dramatic manner by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo.

Ortom said in a statement by his spokesman, Terver Akase:  “I condemn police invasion of the National Assembly and urge patriotic Nigerians to reject this impunity, which is an assault on our democracy. We cannot afford to remain the laughing stock of the world.”