Trial of two out of those accused to have swindled the Federal Government over the petrol subsidy fund commenced yesterday with the first Economic and Financial Crimes Commission witness, Mr Wale Adamolekun telling the court that he could not confirm whether the companies were paid subsidy fund or not.

Yoruba renowned actor and ace comedian, Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as Baba Suwe has said many film-makers have approached him to make a movie of his ordeal in the hands of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, which detained him for weeks on allegation of drug trafficking.

THE senate has summoned the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, the Group Managing Director of National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr. Andrew Yakubu to appear before its Committee on Petroleum Downstream and explain the perennial fuel scarcity across the country.

The end to the nationwide indefinite strike called upon by Federal health workers under the auspices of Joint Health Workers Union, JOHESU may not yet be in sight as the representatives of Federal Ministry of Health and the striking unions say “there is no going back on their positions”.

…as Police recover N35m stolen goods, arrest 4 kingpins
When members of a notorious robbery gang stormed Adebowale wood Industry at Oregun area of Lagos State and burgled a warehouse and carted away electronics worth over N35 million; owners of the goods thought they would never recover their goods giving the sophistication of the robbery operation at their warehouse.