Lagos—A Kirikiri prison officer, ACP Abdullahi Garuba, yesterday told an Ikeja High Court that he saw Justice Joseph Oyewole’s registrar, Ms. Rosulu Idowu Oluronke, visit the prison thrice to see a Lagos socialite, Fred Ajudua.

ABA—GUNMEN, suspected to be kidnappers, have abducted a Germany-based Nige-rian, Mr. Roland Nwigwe, in Aba, Abia State.

As the West African Examinations Council, WAEC and the National Examinations Council, NECO, year in, year out, release its results on students’ examination performance, it is no longer news that the average Nigerian student performs below average in Mathematics and English Language. This ugly situation has given many stakeholders in the sector concern. Though many stakeholders have tried to come out with some steps to address the anomaly, the situation still persists. It was against this backdrop that a young Nigerian author, Babs Olugbemi launched his new book, The Students’ Fortress.

As the electorate in Abia State prepare for a supplementary governorship election on Saturday, the state chapter of Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct fresh governorship election.

All Nigerians are united in condemnation of the xenophobic attacks on foreigners in South Africa. Our countrymen and women residing in South Africa have also closed ranks in the face of common threats to their lives and wellbeing. No one is talking about Igbo, Yoruba or what have you. Back home, everybody is enraged at the victimisation of our people in a country which we fought to secure the freedom of the Black population from Apartheid.