Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi has accepted the resignation of his deputy, Alhaji Nuhu Gidado, who turned in his letter of resignation on Wednesday.

In a statement issued on his behalf by Mr Ali M. Ali, Special Adviser, Media, the governor described the tenure of his deputy as “meritorious” and therefore deserving of “commendation”.

“We received the resignation of our Deputy Governor, Engr. Nuhu Gidado.

Nigeria has taken a giant step towards eliminating illicit trade on Tobacco in all parts of the country. This follows the ratification of the protocol on trading the harmful product by the Federal Executive Council, in line with provisions of the World Health Organisation, WHO.

Chief Osita Okechukwu, Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), has assured Ohaneze Ndigbo that the return of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 would pave the way to make Igbo presidency a reality in 2023, “Ohaneze Ndigbo should work towards plucking the low hanging fruit; which is President of Nigeria of Igbo extraction in 2023, than chase elusive theorems,’’ Okechukwu said on Tuesday in Enugu.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has commended Nigeria’s leading role in the fight against corruption in Africa. Guterres made the commendation in his remarks at High-level Debate Marking the 15th Anniversary of Adoption of UN Convention Against Corruption in New York. The secretary-general pointed out that through Nigeria’s anti-money laundering efforts, stolen funds had been returned.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, has expressed confidence that President Muhammadu Buhari will emerge victorious in the 2019 general elections.

The minister made this known on Tuesday while inspecting the dualisation of the Ibadan-Ilorin road in Oyo state.

“We are so confident that our re-election would be easy,” he said.

Judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Okon Abang, says Olisa Metuh, former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), fell in court “on his own.”

Metuh was said to have collapsed in the court while he was making his way to the dock on Monday.

The incident made the presiding judge to rise briefly while Metuh received medical attention.