MERRIMENT and excessiveness are alien to Easter. The manner of celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, whose death according to Christian doctrine, God used in saving mankind, is always filled with the sobriety of appreciating the depth of the sacrifice.

Riggs Ventures West Africa Plc, a polypropylene sacks manufacturing company, said it is set to further expand the installed production capacity of its plant to increase output to 100 million sacks. The company had in 2012 ramped up production from 9 million sacks to over 60 million sacks.

ABUJA — Former Governor Abubakar Audu of Kogi State has tasked all political office holders in the country to be honest and put in their best in the services to humanity, so that they would be remembered and appreciated by the people after leaving office.

LAGOS — The Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, weekend, directed that a discrete investigation be carried out on the alleged rape of a mother of two by a Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in Lagos Island, while she was in detention.

THE Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC Mr. Hassan Bello has said that despite several indicators of Nigerian ports’ performance and efficiency, clearance procedures are yet to meet up with basic technological advancement.

OSOGBO — The family and community members of the missing lecturer of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile‑Ife, Professor James Olomo, has appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan and the Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, to assist in the search for their kinsman.

Former House Leader in the House of Representatives, Tunde Akogun, has said that Boko Haram members killing innocent Nigerians and fighting the military in the North Eastern zone were not ordinary civilians but trained al-Qaeda Islamists.

Officials of the Federal Department of Fisheries were in Lagos last week to supervise the destructions of unwholesome fish worth millions of Naira. The team was led by the acting Director of Fisheries in the ministry, Mrs. Foluke Areola, who took time out to chat with journalists on the aim of the exercise and what the government is doing to make the country self sufficient in fish production.

The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has urged Nigerians, especially of the Christian faith, to emulate the virtue of tolerance as demonstrated by Jesus Christ.

WUKARI (TARABA)— The Police in Taraba have arrested 24 suspects in connection with a clash which occurred in Wukari on April 15.