They are seven in number, of different ages, heights,complexion and from different states of the federation. But they have one thing in common, robbery! The seven-man robbery gang specialized in attacking bank customers who have gone to withdraw money in Festac Town area of Lagos.

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC explained yesterday why it failed to arraign yesterday as scheduled, the three former governors, Gbenga Daniel of Ogun, Alao Akala of Oyo and Akwe Doma of Nassarawa who were arrested last week saying it was due to the judges conference in Sokoto.

The Federal Government, Monday, said it is targeting the creation of about 50,000 new jobs and 6,000 young entrepreneurs within the next three years with the launch of the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria, YOU WIN, project.

When the Super Eagles confront Ghana today in an international friendly match billed for London at the Vicarage Stadium Watford, uppermost on their minds will be how to appease their teeming but disappointed fans back home.

Nigeria coach Samson Siasia says his team deserve all the insults thrown their way by fans after failing to qualify for next year’s African Nations Cup.

THE world was thrown into mourning last week Wednesday October 5, 2011 by the death of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc at the youthful age of 56. Even at that youthful age, it seemed as if Jobs had always been with us since the beginning of time. His contributions at that age gave him the timelessness that wealth or political power does not confer on ordinary mortals.

The ambition of the former Speaker, House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, to return to the House, suffered a major blow as the National and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal dismissed his petition.

The plot to supplant Governor Timipre Sylva as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State formally unfolded Monday with the formal presentation of a close associate of President Goodluck Jonathan as the candidate of a group of political dissenters from the state.

The Federal Government has withdrawn eight agencies from the ports, in order to streamline the hurdles in clearing processes. Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, stated this during a facility tour of Apapa Ports, Monday.

Umuada Igbo, a women group campaigning for reproductive health and rights of women, has cried out over the spate of rapes at Opi, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. Mrs Kate Ezeofor, President of the group, said in Enugu Monday that the victims of the rape were usually more than 70 years of age.

AIRTEL Nigeria Limited has agreed to ensure that over 3,000 call centres workers earlier sacked by its business partners, Spanco channel BPO Limited and Tech Mahindra Nigeria Limited, were recalled before Thursday, October 13, 2011.

Defence Headquarters, Abuja, has put measures in place to check the activities of militants and other criminal elements in the border areas, especially the buffer zone between Nigeria and Cameroon.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will today conclude its defence over allegations of electoral malpractices levelled against it before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, by the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC.

THE last is yet to be heard about the Police Health Maintenance Organisation, HMO, recently granted accreditation by the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, as directed by President Goodluck Jonathan.

JUSTICE Helen Akpoto- who of the Delta State High Court sitting at Akwukwu-Igbo, has ordered the arrest of the member representing Oshimili-North in the state House of Assembly, Mr. Patrick Mozea and Mr. George Nkencho, both of Ibusa for failure to appear before the court to face a murder charge against them.