Trial of the former Managing Director of Bank PHB Plc, (now Keystone Bank), Mr. Francis Atuche, continued yesterday, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC’s witness, Mr. Waidi Gbadamosi, admitting that he could not explain the contents of the banking documents he tendered before the High Court on Tuesday.

Banks and other financial institutions in Azare, Bauchi State, have closed down following the bombing of two new generational banks, and three police stations by gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram, last weekend.

Unknown gunmen, yesterday, killed Police Inspector, Mohammed Hanen at Gwange Police Barrack in Maiduguri.

WARRI- GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has stated that the success story of the multi-billion naira Escravos-Gas-to-Liquid, EGTL, project in Warri South-West council area of Delta State should serve as impetus to attract investors to the state.

The frequent ‘invasion’ of the ever-busy Oshodi/Apapa Expressway by fuel tankers with its attendant traffic congestion cannot be said to be news any longer. The development is a nightmare that most commuters and motorists also …

Not in recent times has the contest for the national chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP elicited so many aspirants. In fact, there has indeed been no real contest since the very first contest in 1999 when President Olusegun Obasanjo foisted Chief Barnabas Gemade over the late Chief Sunday Awoniyi.

THE spate of violent clashes between gangs of street urchins ravaging streets of Amukoko area of Lagos State, has turned into a nightmare to residents of the area. In fact, resident have started packing out in droves for fear of their lives.

BENIN- CHAIRMAN, House of Representatives Committee on Power, Mr. Patrick Ikhariale has said that instability in the power sector has put Nigeria behind the comity of nations, as a result of which, the country was losing investors to neighbouring countries.

ONDO State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko has decried the incredible volume of resources that gets out of the country daily, disclosing that N80 billion leaves Nigeria yearly for the United Kingdom (UK) Universities and another one billion naira is being spent financing rice import on a daily basis.

National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, says more than 5,000 people have been displaced following the crisis that erupted between Tiv farmers and the Fulani in Doma and Keana local government areas of Nasarawa State.

NATIONAL Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, yesterday threatened to shut down the nation’s oil industry in the next 72 hours if the management of Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, fails to, among other things, refund alleged illegal deductions from members’ salaries for over one year and halt perceived unfair labour practices.

Uyo- Chief Kunle Folarin, the Chairman of Nigerian Ports Consultative Council, NPCC, has said that Akwa Ibom will become a major maritime destination in Nigeria when ongoing plans to develop Ibaka Deep Seaport are concluded.

SAPELE- Member representing Sapele Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Monday Ovwigho Igbuya, Wednesday broke silence and refuted allegation and a petition to the inspector general of police, to the effect that he killed or masterminded the killing of a sapele based politician and…

Port Harcourt-Men of the Rivers State Police Command yesterday engaged some suspected armed robbers in a gun battle that left two of the suspects seriously wounded.

AWKA- Anambra State branch of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has threatened court action against the state government over the continued delay in conducting local government election in the state.