The Lagos State Police Command yesterday, arrested three suspected members of separate robbery gangs said to have been terrorizing residents of Alakuko and Ebute-Metta areas of the state.

United Nations, UN, representative in the country, yesterday, attributed the major causes of flood disasters in Nigeria to improper urban planning even as it urged the Federal and state governments to urgently adopt pro-poor land and housing policy.

THE two days the Senate Committee on Constitution Review has proposed for a public hearing — 11 and 12 October — will not be enough time for Nigerians to be heard on their future.

Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has assured the workers of the Pipeline Products Marketing Company, PPMC, of maximum support should they decide to down tools over failure of government to find their missing colleagues attacked by vandals when they went to repair the damaged pipeline at Arepo, Ogun State, dead or alive.

About 515 pilgrims yesterday departed Nigeria at the Hajj and Cargo terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos to Mecca, Saudi Arabia for this year’s hajj operations.
Vanguard gathered that the pilgrims were airlifted by Max Airline to Mecca this morning.