A Divisional Police Officer, DPO, was ambushed and shot dead by a gang of armed bandits, at Obiaruku, headquarters of Ukwuani Local Government Area in Delta State, while responding to a trouble call.

The battle for the governorship ticket of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC in Sokoto state rages on with claims and counter-claims between an aspirants, Alhaji Dahiru Yusuf Yabo and the State Chapter of the party at the party congress, which took place recently.

THERE was a mild drama at a registration unit at Demonstration Primary School, Ijebu-Jesa ward three unit seven, in the Oriade Local Government Area of Osun State as an alleged under-aged boy was caught registering in the presence of some policemen. He was questioned by some newsmen who were at the centre to assess the progress of the exercise.

THE national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday cancelled the governorship primary elections in Kogi and Kano states, just as the party has fixed Tuesday for the re-run.

Some victims of Automated Teller Machine, ATM, fraud, have objected to an application by the First Bank Plc, praying a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, to remove its name from the N50 billion suit, against the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the 24 commercial banks and Interswitch Nigeria Limited.