LAGOS—THE National Christian Elders Forum, NCEF, yesterday described the purported dissolution of the Forum as a nullity and urged Christians across the country to disregard the statement credited to the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN.

The youth wing of Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo in Abia State has endorsed Dr. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu for a second term, while describing the PDP candidate for Bende Federal Constituency seat in National House of Representative Mr. Chima Anyaso as the true face of youth leadership in Nigeria and called his support.

Youths of Agbarho Kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, yesterday, laid siege to the palace of the traditional ruler, King Samson Ogugu.

Makurdi—No fewer than seven persons were feared dead in a bloody communal land conflict between Okwiji clan in Edikwu district and Ugbobi community in Apa local government area of Benue State.

THE fiery Catholic Priest and the Spiritual Director of the Adoration Catholic Prayer Ministry, Enugu Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has predicted doom’s day for President Muhammadu Buhari and the Presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, saying that none of them would win, without mentioning the eventual winner.

THERE are indications that the State Insurance Producers, SIP, initiative billed to commence from January next year, could face stiff opposition as insurance operators, especially brokers, said the scheme could edge them out of business in the states.

The foreign exchange market is enveloped with a cloud of uncertainty, with analysts offering divergent outlooks over direction of naira exchange rate this week, following last week’s sharp depreciation of the nation’s currency in the parallel market last week.

Victor Osimhen has scored his seventh goal of the season in the Belgian First Division A as Sporting Charleroi defeated Cercle Brugge 3-1.

The Edo State Government will host international organisations, Non-Governmental Organisations including Civil Society Organisations and other stakeholders involved in addressing human trafficking and illegal migration to a two-day roundtable to fine-tune strategies to stem the menace.

PARTICIPANTS at the just concluded 2018 African Securities Exchange Association, ASEA, conference have agreed that Small Scale Enterprises, SMEs need to be nurtured before being listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE.

AWKA—FRANCIS Cardinal Arinze, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments at the Vatican, will  lead the Mass preceding special awards by the Catholic Church to Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State and two leading Anglicans in the state, Chief Obi Adimora, and Barrister Chidi Amamgbo at the Christ the King Parish, Umuezeawala, Ihiala on Saturday..

In this interview, Managing Director, Crutech Community Micro-Finance Bank Nigeria Limited, Mr. Maurice Ekpenyong, spoke on trending issues in the subsector also shares his opinion on some campaign promises of the two leading presidential candidates. Excerpt:

I have always loved painting, drawing, and dyeing. But you know how it is in Nigeria – people will always tell you that art is not really the way to go and all that. After doing architecture for some time the passion for art refused to die. So I picked up art as a hobby.

The Army suffered another setback, weekend, as Boko Haram insurgents attacked and destroyed an armoured tank base of the Army at Buni Gari in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. Two soldiers were killed in the attack in which the insurgents also suffered casualties.

IN an effort to boost the commodities market in Nigeria and make it more functional, the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, NSIA, is exploring the possibility of making strategic investment in the Abuja Securities and Commodities Exchange.