The  Com-missioner  representing Delta State on the board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Ogaga Ifowodo, has warned youths in the region against extorting contractors to ensure speedy completion of the commission’s projects in their domains.

APEX Igbo organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo has re-iterated that it would only identify with presidential candidates that are ready to restructure Nigeria.

ABUJA—DEPUTY Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has reiterated his call for a single term for the president and governors.

Uyo—The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described a recent comment by Senator Godswill Akpabio on how  his new party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, would take over the state, as an empty threat.

ABUJA—Ahead of the 2019 Presidential election, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has ruled out any possibility of micro zoning its ticket to a particular geo-political zone in the north.

The Igbo Ekunie Iniative, IEI, a coalition of professionals in Nigeria and the Diaspora has described as cowardly, primitive and illegal the arrest of over 114 Igbo women over alleged Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB activities, and called for their immediate release.

The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruq, has conferred the traditional title of ‘’Danbaiwan-Hausa’’ on the former governor of Abia, Orji Kalu in recognition of his efforts toward the development of Abia and Nigeria at large.

Makurdi—Benue State government, yesterday, expressed shock at the statement credited to a leading member of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, Garus Gololo, who demanded that the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, resigned his position or be forced out of office.

THE issue of unpaid promotion and other arrears has been a problem in the  public service. Organised Labour has once threatened to shut the federal public service over the issue.  In this piece, the Secretary General of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, Alade Bashir Lawal, speaks on this, the unending leadership crisis in the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, among others.

SAPELE—There was palpable tension yesterday, when a trigger-happy policeman, simply called Chuks, who is from Sapele Area Command, Delta State, shot a 28 years old man called Precious Imade, over what an eyewitness called a ‘minor issue.’

The Joint Planning Committee (JPC) of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG has concluded arrangement to hold its 24th summit as industry chieftains are expected to brainstorm on how to move the economy forward.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was defiant Thursday in the face of a new leadership challenge, refusing to “give in to bullies” and vowing to quit politics if he loses a leadership challenge.

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured the people of Isi-North in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of the state that the project executed by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) located in the area will be put to good use, as the state is in dire need of such structures for building local capacity to solve problems.

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has described as very shocking, the news of the passing of Hon. Uyi Amegor, the former Vice Chairman of Egor Local Council.

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr yesterday inspected the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna, with the hope of having the national team, play their home game of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Libya there.