A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Stalwart in Sapele, Delta State and Special Adviser to the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborewohri, Comrade Sunny Nwankego has appealed to the Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa to check activities of the PDP Candidate for the Delta State House of Assembly Sapele Constituency, Chief Felix Anirah, if the party must win the House of Assembly seat in the coming general election, saying his actions might jeopardize the party chances in the coming election.

OWERRI—A cross section of Imo people yesterday, urged Governor Rochas Okorocha to start preparing his handover notes, ahead of May 29, 2019, even as they were insistent that “his son in-law, Uche Nwosu cannot succeed him as governor”.

A 41-year-old commercial bus driver, Jelili Lawal, has been arrested for allegedly raping a stranded 78-year-old woman, in Oloti community, in Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja, Lagos.

Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has formally presented the national register of voters to the nation’s 91 political parties, with a registered voting population of a little over 84 million.

Professor Jim Omatseye is a retired Professor of Philosophy at the University of Benin, Edo State and a visiting professor in Florida and Miami. In this interview, he calls on Nigerians to vote for those who can bring about development, saying it was time Nigerians transcended party lines in choosing their leaders.

LAFIA—Former governor of Nasarawa State and Senator representing Nasarawa West, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has warned Nigerians against returning Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to power at the centre, saying it will be disastrous for the country.

Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, has expressed fears over the national budget recently presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying the foundation on which the budget was built is worrisome.

Singapore—Oil prices rose by more than 1.5 per cent, yesterday, on hopes that talks in Beijing can resolve a trade war between the United States and China, while supply cuts by major producers also supported crude.

ENUGU—THE  chairman of African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Enugu State, Mrs. Stella Chukwuma has alleged that politicians were buying up Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, in Enugu State.

OWERRI—The national chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Olu Falae, yesterday asked Nigerians to vote out President Muhammadu Buhari over insecurity in the country.