The leaders of Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State comprising the chairman, all the traditional rulers and other stakeholders of the agrarian council, rose from an emergency meeting on Tuesday, and unanimously dissociated themselves from all purported sale, lease or other forms of alienation of land at Nkpunator, Igga, Nkpologu and other communities in the area.

The Special Adviser to Edo State Governor on Political and Community Matters, Chief Osaro Idah, has said that Governor Godwin Obaseki has no plan of leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the governorship election in the state in 2020.

The Organised Private Sector (OPS) on Tuesday called for urgent infrastructure development at the Lagos ports.

Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has sent a blunt message to President Muhammadu Buhari and members of the National Assembly, drawing their attention to the worsening security situation in the country with a strong plea to them to take urgent steps to arrest the drift before Nigeria fails.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hails the decision of the Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde for making public his assets declarations forms, in line with his electioneering campaign promise.

FORMER Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda on Tuesday said that land grabbing and population explosion were responsible for the crisis between farmers and herdsmen in the country.

The national leadership, on behalf of the entire Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) family, condoles with the former Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of our great party and former Governor of Kaduna state, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi over the death of his father, Malam Muhammad Makarfi.

“I call on our president, the members of the National Assembly, the governors, and indeed, on all our political elites not to continue to live in denial of the seriousness of these glaring facts, if not effectively addressed, are bound to push the country over the brink of a national disaster”

Alhaji Ahmed Matane, the Secretary to the Niger State Government (SSG), has insisted that the state government will not renege on its plans to establish grazing reserves in the state.

A patient whose identity has not been disclosed reportedly committed suicide at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH at the Accident and Emergency (A & E) Ward of the hospital on Saturday night.

The Senate today, said it would hold what it described as an all-inclusive and encompassing National Security Summit that would come up with very robust and far-reaching resolutions on how to nip in the bud, the current security challenges across the country.

The House of Representatives has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA).

The Public Enlightenment Officer of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Cross River Command, Mr Esu Ikpi, has warned motorists against the use of fairly used tyres on the highways to avoid road crashes.

Makurdi – General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleiman, Tuesday, cautioned that Nigeria was sitting on a keg of gunpowder and step must be taken to avert looming crisis in the country.

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has promised a cassava revolution in the state with the empowerment of 500,000 cassava farmers into the agric space.