In commando-style, officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, stormed the Lekki residence of senator-elect (Ogun East, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP), Prince Buruji Kashamu, yesterday, at about 5am.

BBC scored an own goal last week by running a story about a restaurant in Nigeria, that served human flesh. There was no such restaurant and they did damage to the reputation on many Nigerians. They have since posted an apology:”

Plateau State, in the last three weeks, has witnessed renewed attacks which claimed scores of lives leading to the imposition of curfew in seven of its 17 local government areas. In this interview, the state Association of Local Governments, ALGON, Chairman and Chairman, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, one of the affected councils, Emmanuel Loman, speaks on the attacks and other issues.

Coach Stephen Keshi has said most of the players called up for a training camp in Abuja were jittery on first day of the training as the Eagles began preparations ahead of a 2017 AFCON qualifier against Chad next month.

A former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Abubakar Tsav, wants the All Progressives Congress, APC, to allow justice to prevail in the ongoing tussle over the recent governorship election in the state.

Senators-elect of the All Progressives Congress, APC, were divided in their choice of candidates for the offices of the senate president and deputy senate president yesterday, an ill development that led to the abandonment of a two-day retreat organised for them by the national leadership of the party in Abuja.

Binis In Diaspora Organisation (BIDO) has kicked against the proposed demolition of Benin Moat and walls, describing it as an anti-Benin agenda to undermine their cultural values.

The Egbema Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation, EGCDF, sponsored by Chevron Nigeria Limited in Warri South West and Warri North Local Government Areas, Delta State, has awarded projects worth N85.4 million to contractors in the area, with a charge to the contractors to complete the projects in record time.

No fewer than 30 traders, including five pregnant women, sustained injuries following an attack by some miscreants who claimed to be road decongestion officials.

EX-MILITANT generals from the Niger-Delta region,have reassured the President-elect,General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) of relative peace in the region.

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) disclosed, yesterday, that 20 women and children abducted by Boko Haram were rescued during troops offensive on the camps of the group inside Sambisa forest just as scores of the Islamist group’s fighters were killed in the assault.

The appropriate road sign referred to by the regulations includes the maximum speed limit of 100km/ph reserved only for private cars and 90km/ph for taxis and buses while the speed limit for built up areas could be anything between 30 and 50km/ph or less.

Mama Imaobong Titus refused to be consoled. She asked hysterically: Why did my son have to die?

THIS is not the best moment for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The party, which has been in power at the federal level since 1999, suffered a crushing defeat in the 2015 general elections.

If any of the Ministers in the outgoing government is now actively living in wonderland and releasing more fairy tales than facts about her accomplishments, that Minister must be Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. She doubled as the Federal Minister for Finance and the Coordinating Minister on the Economy, CME. In that regard, she was the second most powerful person in the outgoing government. Her appointment for the second time as Finance Minister was received with a great deal of hope and enthusiasm given her exalted status as one of the Managing Directors of the World Bank.