IN commemoration of its 30th anniversary celebration, SPAR, a leading chain of supermarket stores, has unveiled “Scratch and Get Free Gifts” promotion to reward its Nigerian shoppers.

The Management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, Benin City, Edo State, has granted waivers to the tune of N50 million to indigent patients particularly those with neurosurgical and orthopaedic cases in the last one year.

AS the political momentum heightens ahead of the forthcoming primaries of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, the Director-General of Mathew Mofe Edema, MOG Campaign Organisation, Mr. Kingsley Tenumah has blamed the fielding of unpopular candidate by PDP leaders in Warri South for the diminished number of votes recorded in Warri South Constituency 1 bye- election, held in April 2017, when compared to previous elections in the area.

The over two million Muslims performing the holy pilgrimage have concluded first face and all important pat of the rites. Early this morning, Monday, they converged at the plains of Arafat for the wuqoof and finished the rites afer sunset.

A magistrate court sitting in Owerri, presided over by S.K Durumba, Monday remanded 112 pro-Biafra women in Owerri prison.

Today, the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, replied Aiswaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a 12-paragraph statement titled “The Tinubu Rhetoric: My Response,” Saraki revealed that Tinubu has expressed strong reservations about the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government; and has demonstrated certain inconsistencies “when one reviews his antecedents over the years.”

2019 election: Between APC, PDP, others, who do you think will win?

The race for the 2019 presidential election has begun in earnest.  In the All Progressives Congress, APC, the candidature of the incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari, is a fait accompli.  Nevertheless, four aspirants, with little or no political weight, want to square up with him at the party’s primary. This will give the process a semblance of egalitarianism.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Task Force of “ Operation “Lafiya Dole” has been conducting successful massive day and night attacks against remnants of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) and their facilities, near Arra in Borno.

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyin state fed his wife, Rachel during the New Yam festival in Uburu community in Ohaozara local government area.

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday, stopped Multichoice Nigeria Limited from proceeding with its decision to increase DSTV subscription tariffs.

The Independent Service Delivery Monitoring Group (ISDMG) as well as other election  observer groups have expressed concern over the continuous delay in the passage of the election budget for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying such could jeopardize adequate preparations for the 2019 poll.

An Abuja High Court has restrained the All Progressives Congress, APC and members of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party and their agents from conducting any ward, local government or state   congress in Cross River State  pending the determination of the suit by some party chieftains.

A group, Progressive Yoruba Youth Congress, has urged Nigerians to rise up and support the country’s army.

The All Progressives Congress (APC), says it has facts on Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers and the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) move to scuttle the Port Harcourt Constituency 3 bye-election.