Police Corporal Oliver Omeh and Aloha Olaniyi, the driver and orderly to the slain Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chinwike Asadu, yesterday, narrated how four gunmen attacked them and killed their boss on Saturday night.

A 40-year-old- man, Tunde Oyeshola and one other, were arraigned yesterday for attempting to kidnap one Mrs Modupe Adeniyi.

Operatives at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad have arrested an estate developer who allegedly swindled over 72 prospective tenants of N16 million being payment for some blocks of flat located in Ikotun area of Lagos.

There are very strong signals that the immediate past governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, has dragged the state government to an Owerri High Court over the institution of judicial panels to investigate his administration.
Vanguard gathered that already, a team of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN, has been assembled to tackle the matter when it comes up in court this week.

…Sector’s non-performing loans stands at N32bn
Energy industry firms, including those operating in the power and oil and gas sectors owe banks in Nigeria over N1.544 trillion, while the total bad debts profile of the firms stand at N31.65 billion.

The board of directors and management of Greensprings Schools Lagos have been commended by the Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi for the school’s consistency and steadfastness in its sports development drive.

… Grants 5yr tax holiday, production allowance
Even as the executive and legislature struggle to harmonise some contentious fiscal issues and other grey areas in the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, the development of the nation’s gas resources as being proposed in the bill will remain non-negotiable.

SIMON Kolawole’s “A Lesson Or Two From Super Eagles” in ThisDay of Sunday February 17, makes the connection between politics and excellence. The Super Eagles, according to Kolawole, exemplified the relevance and wisdom of decision made on the merit of what is the case.

THE resolution of the crisis rocking the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, remains far fetched despite the recent intervention of the National Working Committee, NWC.

WITH the wave of kidnapping in Delta State and his refusal to sign into law the death penalty bill on kidnappers, passed by the state House of Assembly, not a few Deltans were beginning to wonder what the feasible plan, if any, the Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has to combat the menace.