General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has admonished state governors in the country to emulate their Ekiti State counterpart, Mr Ayodele Fayose, in standing up for and protecting the interest of their people. He stated this in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday at the palace of Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe Aladesanmi 111. The renowned cleric, visited the monarch before attending a crusade at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, described Governor Fayose as a great defender of his people and their cause. Adeboye also commended Fayose for taking great risks to defend and pro‎tect the interests…

Ingenious housewives in Asaba and its environs in Delta State have resorted to dressing up their husbands in grass-like woven attire of masquerades to raise funds this Yuletide. Investigation revealed that the dressed masquerade husbands are often accompanied by some young boys, who drum and dance with them while under the masquerade procession soliciting for funds. Along the major roads in Asaba, such as Nnebisi, Okpanam, Summit, the young and middle-aged men go out in the morning appearing in masquerades outfits, dancing and begging for alms. At end of each dance, they are given some token between about N200 and…

President Muhammadu Buhari did not snub a summit in south-east Nigeria, his aide has said. Buhari on Thursday failed to show up at a regional economic and security event held in Enugu, the Enugu State capital. Although he was expected to stand as the special guest of honour, the president did not send any representative, either, organisers said. Bart Nnaji, chairman of the summit, observed Buhari’s absence. “We have not seen the president here,” Nnaji, a former Minister of Power, was quoted by The Punch as saying Thursday. There were speculations that the absence was due to a violent threat…

Bauchi State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Barau Ningi, has resigned his appointment. Ningi, while tendering his resignation as commissioner and a member of the state executive council yesterday, accused Governor Abdullahi Mohammed Abubakar of adopting hostile, aggressive and intimidating posture to scare all and sundry from offering good, frank, sincere and honest advice to his administration. He alleged that the governor was unaccommodating, debilitating and non-adviser friendly to all the commissioners. Ningi stated: “This is why so many things in the administration are in the wrong direction. It appears you prefer to listen to illiterates and sycophants.…