THE latest rescue of additional 234 women and children by the Nigerian Army from the Sambisa Forest in Borno State, indicated, yesterday, that a sizeable number of the rescued girls were visibly pregnant, even as unofficial reports put the latest number of pregnant girls in one of the camps in Borno as at last Saturday at 214.

The Police in Lagos have arrested seven suspected members of a robbery gang that had been terrorizing residents of Alaba Oro, in Suru-Alaba area of the state.

PRESIDENT of the Pan-African Parliament, Bethel Amadi, weekend, advised the South Africa’s government to prosecute individuals responsible for the xenophobic attacks

Nigeria hosted the First African Youth Athletics Championship (AYAC) in Delta state and came out tops. An apostle of grass roots development of sports, that event for me was of great interest in a country where all our athletics eggs are heaped in the basket of Blessing Okagbare.

THE All Progressives Congress in Osun State has called on the Nigerian Labour Congress and civil servants in the state to exercise patience over the current economic crisis.

LAGOS — A 19-year-old Kadijat Salami, a staff of a popular eatery at Kilometre 14, Idiroko Road, Sango Otta, Ogun State, is currently cooling her heels at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Elewe-Eran, over alleged connection with the death of her colleague.

Economic analysts have cautioned the incoming administration of General Muhammadu Buhari against increasing the tax rate as a way of generating additional revenue to cover declines in crude oil revenue.

MOST Nigerians still remember him as the author of “Letter to My Countrymen” during the Babangida years, a medium he used to sermonise on the virtues of patriotism, honesty and commitment to the service of God andcountry. Tony Momoh is a prince of the famous Auchi Kingdom in Edo State. Members of Momoh family are spread across the entire globe due to their huge numerical strength.

In December 2014, after finalizing its merger talks with Consolidated Breweries, CB, PLC, which brought to 21 brands in its portfolio, Nigerian Breweries, NB Plc, launched a new product, Ace Roots, in what industry observers described as a direct competition with Guinness Ready to Drink, RTD brand, Orijin.

First World Communities Limited, a Lagos-based real estate firm that champions the delivery of affordable homes to low and medium-income groups in the country has reiterated its commitment to its primary mandate of delivering affordable homes to Nigerians.