A Federal High Court sitting in Katsina has granted bail to the former governor of the state, Ibrahim Shema, who is standing trial on alleged N5.7 billion money laundering charge.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Katsina State government arraigned Shema on 26 charges bordering on alleged money laundering of N5.7 billion SURE-P state funds.

We gathered that the trial had to start afresh following the transfer of the trial judge, Justice Babagana Ashigar, who was replaced with Justice Hadiza Rabiu Shagari.

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Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state has dismissed the insinuation that the South East governors and PDP leadership in the region are not happy with PETER OBI’s nomination as the running mate to Atiku Abubakar for the 2019 general polls.

Governor Ikpeazu made this statement in the presence of Peter Obi in Aba, Abia state.

The Abia state governor stated that there was no time leaders of Ndi-Igbo and South East governors said they were not happy with the choice of OBI.

Governor Ikpeazu extolled the choice of Peter Obi, described it as apt.

PETER OBI had paid a condolence visit to Governor Ikpeazu and the people of Abia state over the pipeline explosion in Osisioma.

The Nigerian Army has paraded 13 suspects arrested in connection with missing retired Major General Idris Alkali in Jos.

Brig.-Gen. Umar Muhammed, Garrison Commander, 3 Division, Nigeria Army, Rukuba, near Jos, told newsmen that the suspects would be handed over to the Police for full investigation.

He said they were arrested in the area where the General’s missing car was found.

Alkali, the immediate past Chief of Administration, Army Headquarters, Abuja, was declared missing on September 3.

He was said to have gone missing on his way to Bauchi on the day of his disappearance and this led to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai setting up a search operation for the missing General.

The Senate Plenary that turned rowdy on Wednesday over the primaries conducted by the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State.

A Senator from Akwa Ibom, Bassey Akpan had raised a point of order to tell the Senate about ‎how the APC primary allegedly threatened the peace in the state.

He also said the PDP was ready for a peaceful contest in the state.

This did not go down well with former Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, who also hails from the state and recently defected from the PDP to APC and raised a point of order apparently to respond to Akpan.

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, however, said Akpabio could only speak from the seat allocated to him.