IT’s a funny season for the foxes Nigeria is afflicted with as leading politicians spin yawns that do not correspond to the pathetic reality in our ground zero. The country’s economic and political scene is wobbling on perdition lane.

Nigeria recorded plus one in the month of October, as its rig count increased to 34 as against 33 recorded in September, data from the 14 – member Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), showed.

ABUJA—THE Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, said yesterday that police undercover operatives will infiltrate the ranks of political parties and their associates in order to frustrate vote buying in the 2019 general elections.

BENIN—Edo North PDP senatorial hopeful, Hon. Abubakar Momoh, said he is optimistic of ending the reign of the deputy Senate Whip, Senator Francis Alimikhena in the forthcoming elections, insisting he would not only hand him a crushing defeat but also render him jobless in no distant time.

ABA—THE Police in Abia State have declared war on kidnappers and cultists in the state and urged residents to volunteer information about criminals to the security agencies to ensure a crime free festive season.

PORT HARCOURT—NEWLY authorized vigilante outfit, Rivers State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency, RSNSCA, conceived by Governor Nyesom Wike-led administration has faced overwhelming resistance from the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, and unspoken disapproval by federal security agencies.

The Minister of Petroleum, Industry and Mineral Resources of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Khalid Al-Falih visited Nigeria last week and held talks with Nigeria, to forge a common alliance on the forthcoming OPEC meeting in Vienna. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu and his Saudi counterpart spoke with journalists, including Mike Eboh on a wide range of issues, including oil market stability.

UGHELLI – The Class of 1978 of Government College Ughelli, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to replicate the increase in the salary structure of the Nigeria Police in the salaries of teachers in Nigeria.

SPEAKER of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Mr. Onofiok Luke, has sought the protection of elders of Essien Udim Local Government Area over alleged threat to his life by Senator Godswill Akpabio.

Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, never told anyone he has been issued an American visa or planning a trip to the United States of America, a top official of his campaign organisation disclosed yesterday.

ON getting to power on August 28, 1985, General Ibrahim Babangida told the nation that “the last twenty months have not witnessed any significant changes in the national economy.

THE much talked  about Ehibam schools rugby tournament was successfully launched with pump and pageantry at the weekend at the Emotan College sports ground in Benin City.

ONITSHA—IN a bid to ensure a quicker and accurate dispensation of justice in Anambra State, the state Chief Judge, Justice Peter Umeadi and the state judiciary have embarked on the review of the state’s 2006 High Court Rules and 1991 Magistrate Court Rules. The CJ and the judiciary are also using the opportunity to review the rules establishing the state Multi-Door Court House.

Ilorin—The protracted political crisis rocking All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State ended yesterday, as all the aggrieved aspirants in the party agreed to work together for victory in the forthcoming elections.

The Nigerian Business Coalition Against AIDS, NiBUCAA, is targeting not less than 10,000 Nigerians for free HIV testing and counselling as part of activities to mark this year’s World AIDS Day.