Mrs. Abiodun Ibitola, Managing Director, Remdel Optimum Communications Limited, has sought an order of a Lagos High Court to declare as unconstitutional her arrest and detention by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC, over a simple contract issue between her company and one Alhaji Tajudeen Bioku.

THE Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday, as expected unveiled the priority sectors with which to drive the economy.

Despite threat by the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, to boycott the planned swearing-in of 30 newly appointed Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs, should the event fails to hold on the original slated date, September 19, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Aloysius Katsina- Alu, yesterday, said nothing would deter him from administering oath on the new silks tomorrow.

In about three days from now we will bid the Ramadan month farewell. How have you spent the last 26 days? Has it been fruitful, spiritually exciting and physically rewarding or have you wasted the time unknowingly? Ramadan, as usual, has flown by. Despite planning beforehand, many of us may have gotten caught up in a normal routine after accustoming ourselves to the change in schedule the blessed month brings. This may have affected our initial plans to increase our worship and to seek Allah’s Forgiveness and Mercy with greater favour.

Minister of State for Health, Dr Muhammed Pate, yesterday expressed displeasure at the death of a woman during child birth at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, describing the circumstances of her death as unacceptable.