SECURITY has been beefed in Port Harcourt, Okrika, Eleme and other adjourning local government areas in Rivers State, ahead of the funeral of the foster mother of wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Madam Charity Oba, which begins today with a service of songs.

Contrary to the high level of importation and increase in port activities that usually characterise the end of every year, maritime stakeholders have complained that the story is different this year as cargo traffic at the ports in Lagos is dropping by the day.

A confident-Coach Manu Garba has said that the Golden Eaglets are now ready to steamroll their way and win a record fourth Under-17 World Cup title after a 4-1 thrashing of Iran at the Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain on Tuesday.

Days after he was arrested for presenting himself to the Director-General of the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation, NTDC, claiming he had been assigned to discreetly investigate staff of the corporation, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, arraigned one Kunle Adeshola, a fake Assistant Commissioner of Police, who also claimed to hold a doctorate degree from the University of Jos, before Justice Hussain Baba of the FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja.

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 28-year-old Kingsley Chibuzor, who escaped from the Kirikiri Medium Prison in 2011, for armed robbery.