President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf as the Acting Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court.

The appointment which takes effect from August 1 follows the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC).

NJC Director of Information, Soji Oye, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday, adding that the new chief judge would be sworn in on Monday.

According to him, the Chief Justice of Nigeria and NJC Chairman, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, will preside over the event.

The swearing-in ceremony is expected to commence by 10am at the Supreme Court.

Nigerians have expressed concerns over the Federal Government’s plan to reintroduce toll collections on designated dual carriageways across the country.

While some Nigerians support the move, others were quick to condemn it, alleging that the government was looking for another opportunity to further impoverish ordinary Nigerians.

This is even as some stakeholders questioned the exemption of certain categories of people from paying the approved tolls when the plan takes off, saying the exemption clause should be reviewed.

They also urged the government to leverage on technology to ensure transparency and accountability in the exercise and also free flow of traffic at toll points.

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, had after last Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, announced that the council had approved the ministry’s request to reintroduce tollgates on selected dual carriageways across the country.

The pervasive insecurity in the country is partly responsible for the dearth of investment in the Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has said.

President of the union, Osifo Festus, who disclosed this yesterday, at the grand finale of PENGASSAN security awareness campaign in Abuja, explained that while the three per cent contained in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as passed by the National Assembly has generated furore, it was a good starting point.

He added that with about $45 million that the three per cent would translate to, efficient utilisation of the fund would register positive impacts in the lives of the Niger Delta region.

Osifo also revealed that while PENGASSAN has never advocated for the refineries to be sold, it insists on adopting the Public-Private Partnership in the running of the nation’s refineries.

Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA), says 66 houses and 150 farmlands were destroyed by flood in Lababiri village, Bakta district in Shelleng Local Government Area of the state.

Dr Mohamed Sulaiman, Executive Secretary, ADSEMA, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) on Saturday in Yola.

Sulaiman said the catastrophe occurred between Aug. 11 and 12, following uninterrupted torrential downpours that lasted for two days.

He said people of the affected community, were currently taking refuge in neighbouring villages.

The ADSEMA boss, however, said the number of casualties were yet to be ascertained, adding that it had deployed some staff for more details and emergency services.

The Police Command in Niger State, on Saturday, confirmed that it had rescued the abducted APC Zone C Chairman, Aminu Bobi, from his abductors.

The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued in Minna on Saturday.

Abiodun said that the chairman was rescued on Friday at about 3:30 pm. around Igwama forest, Bobi district of Mariga Local Government Area of the state.

According to Abiodun, the command has mobilised a joint police, army and vigilante team to the area for manhunt of the gunmen.