A Nigerian warplane crashed in Niger on Monday, from where it was conducting military operations in neighbouring Mali, and the two pilots were killed, Nigeria’s army said in a statement.

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, Monday, took a critical look at the series of events happening in Rivers State over the face-off between Governor Rotimi Amaechi and The Presidency and warned that the situation has reached an unsustainable level.

Controversy currently trails the parenthood of five-month-old twins who were presented at the United States of America’s embassy by their supposed parents for the procurement of visa.

BENIN—THE proprietor of an orphanage home in Benin, Edo State, My Mummy Orphanage, Rev. Osayi Lato, has denied receiving the sum of N900,000 in exchange for a two-month-old baby girl, from an American based in Nigeria.

Primate of the African Church, His Grace, Rev. Emmanuel Udofia, has appealed to members of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, to sheathe their swords and embrace dialogue with the Federal Government.

… urged to dissolve Edo council polls
BENIN—GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has promised to pay four months salary out of six months to the recalled Education Inspectors, principals and teachers, who were sacked six months ago, for dereliction of duty.

AWKA — MULTI-millionaire businessman and philanthropist, Prince Arthur Eze, has thrown his weight behind an oil magnet, Mr. Ifeanyi Ubah, in the latter’s quest to become the next governor of Anambra State.

An expert in the water processing industry, Mr. Emeka Ike, has lamented the near absence of regulation by the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, the agency of government entrusted with the task of regulating the sector, adding that the agency lacks the manpower to carry out the task effectively.

The software giant, Microsoft has said that part of the reason many financial institutions in the country have not yet attained PCI DSS compliance is because of challenges inherent in it which it said can significantly affect the organization’s business processes, service architecture, and technology solutions.

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has said he will convince Victor Anichebe to return as he considers replacements for injured Emmanuel Emenike.

The Lagos State government has presented retirement bond worth N3.5 billion to 780 retirees of the state. Also, the state government said, so far, 2,604 retirees have been paid N14.5 billion under the state’s Contributory Pension Scheme.

Managing Director of Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Mr. George Uresi, has disclosed that most of the concession agreements entered into by the agency and its concessionaires in the aviation industry were imposed on FAAN.

No fewer than ten African innovators, including a Nigerian have developed practical solutions to some of the continent’s most intractable problems.
Chosen from more than 900 applications from 45 countries, the finalists for the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2013 provided practical examples of Africa’s investment potential.

…Fashola, Ashafa, others, want reduction
A MEDICAL expert, Dr. A. Akinola, told Lagos top shots that out of the 100 percent Maternal Deaths in the world, Nigeria constitutes 10 percent and that out of every 100,000 women in Nigeria, every 545 die as a result of pregnancy in a year.

Lagos, Nigeria, has a Bus Rapid Transit system, is constructing improved rail, beautifying its highways, rebuilding the port and developing the waterfront. Yet it has a reputation for crime and mayhem which seems hard to shake. Just how menacing is it?