THE Oil and Solid Minerals Producing Area Landlords Association of Nigeria (OMPALAN), has called for a synergy between the Association and Miyetti Allah Lauta Hore, a Fulani socio-cultural Association, to foster peace for increased investment in solid minerals and other sectors of Nigerian economy.

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo was last night set to meet chieftains of the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC ahead of today’s judgment on a court action aiming to annul the emergence of Chief Great Ogboru as the party’s governorship candidate in the state.

The Naira, yesterday, depreciated to N369 per dollar in the parallel market.

THE Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, yesterday, denied the allegation that he frustrated the prosecution of former Governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema and other officials of the state government accused of diverting over N5.7billion SURE-P funds.

THE Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, has directed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, to remain in the North East, in view of the surge in Boko Haram terrorists’ activities in the region.

…Three presidential candidates go to court to stop Buhari signing the bill By Emmanuel Aziken & Henry Umoru The Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar presidential campaigns were yesterday locked in an exchange of words over alleged plans to rig the forthcoming 2019 elections with mutual accusations of paying lip service to a reinforced Electoral Act. […]

THE Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, CIIN, will confer the 2018 honorary Fellowship on a former chairman of Punch Nigeria Limited, Chief Ajibola Ogunshola, on December 6.

GOVERNOR Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State has threatened to depose more traditional rulers found backing banditry in the state.

Ahead of the 2019 governorship poll, the Management of Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area, at the weekend, inaugurated a 53 Man Committee of the Independent Campaign Group,ICG, with the target to deliver 99.9 percent of total votes in the area for the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in the state, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

YORUBA elders and leaders, including a leader of pan-Yoruba socio- political organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo; former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George; Prof. Banji Akintoye, Senator Femi Okurounmu, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, said yesterday, that Nigeria could witness equity, fairness and justice through restructuring.

THE National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, has said that the late founder of the Oodua People Congress, OPC, Frederick Fasehun left an unrealized struggle to actualize restructuring of the country.

Living with diabetes as an adult is considered relatively difficult in terms of care, lifestyle and financial implication, but having a child with diabetes not only denies such child opportunities of life, it places a huge burden on the parents. Most people are unaware that children too suffer from diabetes.

old students of Federal Government Girls College, Akure, Ondo State, Feggicolla, have called on the Federal Government to reduce the intake of students into unity schools to raise the falling standard of education in the country.

LOKOJA—Wealthy Nigerians have been urged to assist in meeting the health and other needs of the indigent and vulnerable in the society.

Gabon President Ali Bongo on Monday made his first appearance since falling ill nearly six weeks ago, in a video shared by the presidency from his medical leave in Morocco.