A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Wednesday, okayed a former governor of Plateau State, Mr. Michael Boatmang, for trial over allegations that he pilfered N1.5 billion from the public treasury within five months he held sway in the state.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has commenced night patrols on major roads in Osun as part of efforts to end the cultivation and use of cannabis sativa popularly known as Indian hemp.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, Wednesday, said in Perth, Australia, that for Nigeria and other African countries to speed up their development process, they must improve their governance structures, curb illicit financial outflow, increase capital investment and diversify the productive base of their economies.

463 student cultists have renounced their membership of various cult groups at Anambra State University.

Abia State chapter of Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has expressed concern over the progressive prevalence rate of HIV and AIDS in the state.

The Nigeria Labour Congress has challenged the Federal Government to subject the raging debate over whether or not the subsidy on the price of fuel should be removed to a referendum even as it accused the Federal Government of deliberately lying to the international community that it had not taken any decision on the controversial fuel subsidy removal.

The attempt by the PDP to wrest the senatorial seat for Plateau Central District from former Governor Joshua Dariye of the Labour Party has failed as the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal yesterday affirmed his election.

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, has sealed off a shop in the Tools and Allied Products Dealers Market, Onitsha, for allegedly selling sub-standard Carlton chain saws valued at N50 million.

-Arik Air said yesterday that it was never suspended from the Bill Settlement Plan, BSP, of the International Air Transport Association, IATA.

THE people of Ogale in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, have dragged Shell Petroleum Development Company, before two separate courts over the pollution of their land.