LAGOS -Associate Parish Priest of Holy Family Catholic Church, Festac Town, Lagos, Rev. Fr. Julius Olaitan, has lamented wide spread poverty in the country, saying this was due to misrule, deliberate plundering of the resources of the nation and the violations of the rights of majority by few Nigerians and their foreign collaborators.

MINISTER of Works, Mr. Mike Onolememen, has directed the contractor handling the reconstruction of the Onitsha-Awka-Enugu Expressway to accelerate work on the gully erosion site that devastated the Omagba axis of the road to ease traffic in the area during the Christmas season.

WIFE of Ebonyi State governor, Mrs. Josephine Elechi, weekend called on the National Assembly and other stakeholders in judicial arm of government to provide stringent punishment for rapists in the country.

Nigeria Olympic team were welcomed by cold weather and rain showers on arrival in Casablanca, Morocco, by 10.30am local time Saturday ahead of the forthcoming Africa U23 Championship.

Honeywell Flour Mills Plc said it is targeting a 60 per cent increase in its production capacity, aimed at boosting its share of the country’s flour milling market.