EXPECTATION by most Nigerians that the Federal Executive Council, FEC, would prune the seven-point agenda of the late President Umaru Yar’Adua fell flat, yesterday, as the ministers came out to deny ever having the issue on its agenda.

THREE mobile policemen were feared dead, while three of their vehicles were burnt down when they were attacked by dare devil armed robbers along the Benin-Lagos road at the early hours of today.

ABUJA—AS allegation over the intention of the House of Representatives to share both the recurrent and capital vote of the House to each member, in this year’s budget put most Representatives on edge, yesterday, the House went into a two-hour close door session and refused to make an official statement over the allegation.

LAGOS – No fewer than 16 fuel trucks were burnt yesterday in a fire incident that occurred at the truck park along Orile-Ijora Road, Lagos.

The Super Eagles this evening commenced its World Cup preparation on a shaky note with a lack lustre performance during a friendly match with the Saudi-Arabian national team at the Alpen Stadion, Austria.

THE Senate today finally swears in Senator Alphonsus Igbeke to represent Anambra North Senatorial District after a protracted legal tussle with the former incumbent, Senator Joy Emodi.

Nigerians are eagerly waiting to see the Lars Lagerback led Super Eagles, as the team will tonight file out against the Saudi Arabian national squad in its first pre-World Cup warm up match at the Alpen Stadion, Austria.

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, grilled former Minister of Communications and the Acting Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Mohammed Bello, over an alleged 17.5 million Euro bribe scam by Siemens.

The federal government today reversed itself concerning the demotion and dismissal of former EFCC Chairman, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu when it restored the rank of the erstwhile Police officer to that of an Assistant Inspector General of Police.

THERE are indications that the House of Representatives may have perfected plans to collapse the N15 billion capital vote towards converting it to allowance for the third quarter of this year.

A prominent member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party from Plateau state, Ambassador Yahaya Kwande has said that it would be ‘very unfair to the north’ for the party to jettison the zoning formula it adopted in 1999, saying that that would be unacceptable to the north.

THERE are indications that the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP ahead of the release of its guidelines for its primaries, is set to dump its zoning arrangement at least to accommodate President Goodluck Jonathan.

The newly sworn-in Governor of Kaduna state, Mr. Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa is said to be under intense pressure to choose his deputy from an array of aspirants who have already lined up for the job.

AN explosion rocked the home of the Executive Director of Finance and Administration, Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Pastor Power Aginighan at the Delta Steel Company (DSC) housing estate in Warri, Delta state on Wednesday night.

ARMED robbers today terrorized residents of Oyo town as they fired shots arbitrarily when robbing three commercial banks where they allegedly made away with undisclosed sum of money.