The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, yesterday, handed over cash and cheques recovered from the scene of an accident which occurred along the Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway, last Tuesday, to the victim of the crash.

First Lady of Ogun State, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun has stated that the 20 best students who emerged in 2012/2013 WAEC from Ogun State will be flown abroad for leadership training.
She said, “We will be taking the best students abroad for leadership training programme in the first quarter of 2014 as a reward for their excellent performance in the last WAEC.”

TRAGEDY struck, yesterday, at Iwu junction, after Ekiadolor, on Benin Lagos express road when three persons lost their lives in a road accident involving many vehicles.

Two men, Tokunbo Martins, 40, and Olumide Ayobami, 39, have been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate’s court for allegedly obtaining N16.5 million under false pretences.
The defendants, who were docked before Magistrate Eniola Fabamwo reside at Mushin area of Lagos.They are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, fraud and stealing.

Midfielder Haruna Lukman has asked for national team selectors to give him an opportunity to prove himself as Nigeria prepare for the World Cup in June.

Three estate agents were, yesterday, docked before an Ebute Metta Magistrate’s Court by the Lagos State Police, over alleged land fraud worth N5million.

At least one person was killed while nine others sustained injuries in an auto crash along Bayara village, few kilometres from Dass Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
The accident which happened about 3.15pm, involved a construction vehicle with number plate XG241NSR, a Honda Accord car with number plate AJ 779 TRN and a motorcycle.

An architect, Ebiwene Bozimo has expressed concern over the declining standard of education in the country.
Bozimo, who made the observation through a press statement made available to Vanguard, said he has resolved to seek opportunities to address the declining standard of education in the country through political power.

United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, UNIDO, has warned that the exclusion of youths from the employment market will continue to undermine the economy of African countries.

Once upon a time, a citizen was arrested by one of the Barons and shut up in a dungeon. He stayed in the dark dungeon for 20 years. Each day, the jailer would come into the cell to give him a pitcher of water and a loaf of bread and immediately afterwards, the door was closed again. Well, after 20 years, the prisoner had reached his threshold limit and he decided he wasn’t going to continue living in that condition any longer so he planned that rather than committing suicide, he was going to assault the jailer who would then kill him in self-defence.

The Federal Government will earn $18.4 million, about N2.94 billion, as taxes from Chevron Nigeria Limited’s $481.6 million two-year contract with Pacific Drilling.

CHRISTIAN Association of Nigeria, CAN, Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State chapter, has decried what it described as the myriad leadership potholes in the polity and urged President Goodluck Jonathan to proclaim 2014 a year of national prayers.

Secretary of the University of Nigeria branch of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Dr. Aaron Agbo, was Tuesday sacked by his colleagues after being accused of unauthorised negotiation with the university administration in the ongoing demonstrations for the recall of the pro-chancellor, Dr Emeka Enejere.

There is a new twist in the case of six suspects arrested by the Joint Task Force, JTF, recently for illegal possession of fire arms. The suspects were handed over to the Police.

Twenty seven members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Sokoto State House of Assembly have defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC.