CALABAR—NO fewer than 834 bags of smuggled parboiled rice worth over N13m were confiscated from 19 suspects by operatives of the Nigerian Navy in Calabar, Cross River state capital.

No fewer than three political parties that were said to be members of the loose Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, have dissociated themselves from the reported endorsement of Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party.

Provoked  by Tuesday’s protest by National Assembly workers over non-payment of allowances and benefits, the House of Representatives, yesterday, resolved to invite the Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, to appear before its Finance Committee to explain the reasons for the non-release of 2018 budgetary allocations to the legislature and the judiciary.

THE Court of Appeal, Lagos division, yesterday, trashed an appeal filed by suspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike also known as Evans, against the ruling of a Federal High Court, in Lagos which dismissed his Fundamental Right Enforcement suit for lack of merit.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Lagos State has denied a secret pact with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to self-destruct the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in the state.

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ABEOKUTA—THE ­ ­­­­­­Professional Hunters Association of Nigeria, Ogun State Chapter has promised to assist the Federal government in the fight against  terrorism.

Undaunted by the hullaballoo on the 2019 presidential election, President Muhammadu Buhari, in his usual calmness, assured the nation that the results of the polls would be a reflection of the wish of the people.

The Federal Government, yesterday, said it has reached an agreement with petroleum marketers on the settlement of outstanding fuel subsidy claims of over N800 billion.

Benue Youths Forum, BYF, an umbrella body of Benue youths, has queried the alleged selective restriction on the use of the Makurdi Airport against the government and people of Benue State, describing it as an act of impunity.