Lagos—Activities at the office of the Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola were disrupted by students of the Lagos State University, LASU, protesting over the continued closure of the institution by the management led by the Vice Chancellor, Professor John Obafunwa.

COCOA farmers in Elebisere community near Ofosu in Idanre Local government area of Ondo State watched helplessly as bulldozers mauled down their Cocoa farmland on which they had toiled for over 80years. Tears flowed freely as their source of livelihood was destroyed by agents of a quarry company who stormed the community with armed men ostensibly to intimidate them to submission.

lagos—Former Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, Chairman and retired Supreme Court justice, Justice Emmanuel Ayoola, yesterday, said the “fight against corruption needs a more holistic and deeply thought-out strategic approach” than is the case presently.

The Bank of Industry (BoI) has provided N18 billion loans to industrial firms in the South West region of the country in the last one year to strengthen their operations.

lagos—THE Lagos State House of Assembly has directed that all tankers and trucks parked on the Apapa- Oshodi Expressway be removed with immediate effect.

Protesting pipeline vandals went on rampage in Arepo area of Ogun State, shooting a pregnant woman dead.

ABEOKUTA—The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, yesterday, commenced sitting as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Gboyega Isiaka, submitted his petition against the victory of the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun.

An industrialist has explained why most companies in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector are not growing in Nigeria.

Nigerian troops yesterday engaged Boko Haram terrorists in a fierce battle in Sambisa forest and in the process rescued about 160 more hostages taking the total number liberated this week alone to nearly 500.

A DELTA State High Court sitting in Asaba, yesterday, sacked the Prophet Jones Erue-led state executive of the All Progressives Congress, APC, describing the congress that brought him on board as illegal, null and void.

Ado Ekiti—Legal icon, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), who is chairman of the elders committee on resolution of the ongoing tussle between the 19 All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers in Ekiti State House of Assembly and the state governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, has expressed disappointment with the lawmakers for their decision to shun the peace meeting, saying he would continue to toe the path of peace and development of the state

Defending champions Enyimba International FC will face Nasarawa Feeders FC in the Round of 64 in the Federation Cup competition.

WITH a population of over 21 million people, a recent statistics released by the Lagos State Government (LASG), revealed that it currently provides free education across 1,009 primary schools, 348 junior secondary and 327 senior secondary schools in the state, with an attendant increasing population of school-aged children put at 4.5 million.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday accused the out-going President Goodluck Jonathan administration of plotting to hinder a smooth handover of power to the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) on May 29.

Following the outbreak of avian influenza popularly called bird flu in Nigeria, which affected poultry farms in18 states resulted to huge losses by farmers, the Registrar, Veterinary Council of Nigeria, VCN, Dr. Markus Avong, explained how the disease was contained.