IN his determined bid to dis-cover the talents and norture the youths to grow in arts, the coordinator, Culture Art Academy, Mr Augustine Ekhaiyeme, last week organised an art exhibition tagged: Hope for Art.

A Warri-based lawyer, Oghenero Okoro, has called on the Police Service Commission, PSC, to investigate an alleged questionable role played by the Commissioner of Police, Delta State, Mr. Anthony Ogbizi and Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP, Burutu Area Command, Mr. Marvelous Ikugiobe, in a case of contempt of court.

BENIN—FORMER President of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, Mr Peter Eselehas in the spirit of Christmas celebration, distributed foodstuffs and undisclosed amount of money to 600 widows and women from seven communities of Ohordua community in Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State

YENAGOA—WIFE of the Governor of Bayelsa State, Mrs. Rachel Dickson has presented cash and other mother care gift items to this year’s Christmas Baby.

PORT HARCOURT—Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has said that no amount of blackmail and propaganda will alter the termination of sale of valued state assets to Sahara Energy Limited.

Presidential candidates of several political parties, who attended an event organised by Presidential Summit Centre in collaboration with Forum of Presidential Candidates towards a peaceful conduct of 2019 elections, have listed signing of the amended Electoral Bill by President Muhammadu Buhari and non-interference of military personnel at the polls as recipes for free and fair elections in 2019.

Delta  State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, last weekend, set aside their protracted differences, as arrowheads of the two factions were caught in warm embraces and camaraderie, to receive the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo who was in the state to launch Tradermoni, a social intervention programme for traders and market women, which held in the three senatorial districts, of the state, Asaba, Warri and Ughelli.

Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 725,809 tonnes between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30, CCC data showed on Wednesday, up about 48 percent from 551,020 tonnes in the same period last season.

ENUGU State Government has said it is partnering with World Bank on GIS-based road inventories and mapping for easy identification of rural road and economic development. 

The Federal Government has said the persistent attacks on residents of Zamfara State by bandits will affect food security in the country.