BARRING last-minute developments to the contrary, the Dr. Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, AIIAE, with be “indefinitely” shut down effective from August 24, 2019. There is great confusion as to the real purpose of the shutdown.

Abuja—There appears to be no shifting of grounds by the Army and Police over the killing of operatives of the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, even after the notorious millionaire kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Wadume, arrested on Monday night in Kano, confessed that he was aided to escape by soldiers that opened fire on the vehicle taking him from Ibbi to Jalingo.

KATSINA—TWENTY years old Aliyu Musa, member of a gang of bandits that had been terrorizing Kankara and Danmusa Local Government areas of Katsina State, said yesterday that a white-coloured helicopter supplied the gang with ammunition inside Dinya Forest, in Kankara council.

As the race for the Bayelsa State Government House hots up, a public affairs commentator cum political analyst, Inno Paul has solicited support for the candidacy of the state Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (retd) in the forthcoming Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship primaries slated for September 3, 2019.

WARRI—OLU of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiame Ikenwoli has  hailed the Chairman of Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, Dr Mike Tidi for  taking steps to adddress the water problem in the council with the sinking of boreholes across the 21 wards in the council.

warri—Urhobo Youths Empowerment Front, UYEF, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint a financially committed, trustworthy and loyal member of All Progressives Congress, APC, from Isoko nation as the next Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for the purpose of fair-play and equity.

Breast cancer prevention starts with healthy habits, such as limiting alcohol and staying active. If you’re concerned about developing breast cancer, some risk factors, such as family history, can’t be changed. However, there are lifestyle changes you can make to lower your risk.

Debt Management Office, DMO, yesterday, issued N59.53 billion FGN Bonds for the three tenors offered at the monthly auction

Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has decried the attitude of politicians who place personal ambitions above the welfare of the people, accusing them of eulogising terrorists as national heroes.

The panel set up by the military high command to look into strained inter-agency relations between the Nigerian Army and Nigeria Police is worried over a trending video of the purported confession of the re-arrested notorious kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Wadume, in police custody.