HOW many prison breaks would it take to secure our prisons? Like in Akure in July 2013, where armed robbers let 175 criminals loose, while freeing their colleagues, last week’s incident in Kirikiri, Nigeria’s prime jail, Kirikiri would soon be history.

The inability of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to officially react to the dismal showing of the Super Eagles in the on-going 2015 African Cup of Nation, AFCON qualifiers has been blamed on the interference of some people in high places.

THE South West chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has berated the Federal Government for giving Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, President of the Christain Association of Nigeria, CAN, a bad name over the use of his private jet for the procurement of arms for the country.

PORT HARCOURT—MORE groups and individuals, including former President of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Chief O.C.J. Okocha, SAN, have condemned the abduction of the immediate past president of the NBA, Mr. Okey Wali, SAN, and demanded his immediate release unconditionally without harm.

The Director General of Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, FIIRO, Dr. Gloria Elemo, has said that an estimated 1,500 small and medium scale enterprises are expected to be set up across the country in the next one year through the 250 Research and Development (R&D) technologies/outputs developed by the institute.

Ford Motor Company has outlined its 2020 vision, which includes plans to substantially increase its global vehicle sales and automotive operating margin, and achieve more balanced geographic profitability.

Hyundai Motors Nigeria Limited has appointed Lagos-based automobile vending and aftermarket shop – Truckmasters Nigeria Limited as one of its provisional dealers at a sign-on ceremony in Lagos, where it charged the new agent to be steadfast and extend its role beyond being a simple sales and service shop to become customers’ lifetime companion.

The founder of Elizade Nigeria Limited, the number one Toyota dealer in Nigeria, Chief Michael Ade Ojo, has advised customers to ensure regular maintenance of their Toyota vehicles, especially at this time when import duties and taxes on new vehicles have risen to as high as 70 per cent.

The Minister of Environment, Mrs. Laurentia Mallam has charged members of the recently inaugurated National Steering Committee and Technical Committee on Environment Statistics to ensure that Nigeria puts the United Nations revised framework on environment statistics to use in developing the country’s environment.

In spite of the efforts of Lagos State Government and other concerned organisations to bring the incidents of building collapse in the state to the barest minimum, occupants of public buildings in (such as Barracks) with structural defects are not cooperating with the government to achieve a building collapse-free state.

A young woman found wandering in northeast Nigeria who police said was one of more than 200 missing schoolgirls was actually abducted three months earlier, a source said Monday.

The Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, PPMC, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, exported 1.33 billion litres of petroleum products, valued at N116.672 billion in 2013.

SEDANS, SUV’s, Mini Vans, buses and trucks from the stables of SAIPA Automobiles of Iran and Shineray Automobile Co. of China, will lead the pack of new entrants of automobiles that will be on display at the Eagle Square, venue of the 16th Abuja International Motor Fair holding from 22 to 30 October, 2014.

The coroner inquest into the collapsed building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, took off yesterday with the Coroner Judge, Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe requesting the South Africa government to allow families of the deceased to donate blood for DNA test towards identifying the victims.

Nosiru Bello, Head Coach of Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), on Monday commended the efforts of Wahid-Enitan Oshodi, the President of the body for enhancing the growth of the sport.