Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu on Monday told a delegation of the British High Commission in Nigeria led by the High Commissioner, Mr. Paul Arkwright that ongoing legislative work on the Electoral Act and the Constitution Amendments would be completed in a matter of weeks.

The Chief of Staff to the Ekiti State Governor, Chief Dipo Anisulowo has resigned his appointment. Chief Dipo Anisulowo made his decision known in a statement issued to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti. He explained that he resigned his appointment in order to distance himself from the evil plot of the state Governor, Ayodele Fayose whom he accused of being on a mission to destroy the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Following the confusion that arose from a counter-statement purportedly issued by former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida yesterday retracting an earlier statement in the day, in which he called for a new generation of leaders to assume the mantle of leadership in the country come 2019, the retired military general spoke exclusively to THISDAY saying that his “original statement still stands”.

Babangida said the second statement was issued by friends and had nothing to do with him, but expressed concern that his initial statement issued by his media aide, Mr. Kassim Afegbua, had been misrepresented by the media.

According to him, what his statement titled, “Towards a National Rebirth,” emphasised was for a new breed of leadership to emerge through the electoral process, but was not intended to deny President Muhammadu Buhari his inalienable right to vote and be voted for in the 2019 elections.

The Nasarawa Police Command has disclosed that 4000 officers and men of the Force have been deployed ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari's visit to the state on Tuesday. The Commissioner of Police, Beloo Ahmed who disclosed this in Lafia, the state capital while briefing newsmen hinted that the Command had put in place all necessary measures to ensure a hitch-free visit.

The Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Rogers Nicholas on Monday disclosed that twenty-six more members of Boko Haram have surrendered to troops in Borno state. The Commander who paraded the surrendered insurgents stated that they surrendered from Damboa general area of Southern Borno stressing that they also handed over their weapons to the troops.

Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida has distanced himself from a statement credited to him and signed by his media aide, Mr Kassim Afegbua.

Babaginda in his rebuttal said the views expressed in the statement are not his views but that of the writer.