A total of 29 players of Super Falcons are presently in camp sweating it out as the team looks to confront Equatorial Guinea in this weekend’s 2016 Olympics qualifying match.

The roof of the Sir Mobolaji Johnson Indoor Sports Hall almost blew off following the loud ovation that greeted the elimination of the defending champion of the Lagos International Badminton Classics Misha Zilberman via a 2-1 defeat by 511 ranked Ifraimu Janikam of Nigeria in a dramatic round of 32 match yesterday.

Lagos—For the second day running newsmen were barred from covering the proceedings of those accused of torturing siblings accused of stealing pepper at Ejigbo market, a Lagos suburb three years ago.

Akure—The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Akure, Ondo State yesterday reserved ruling on an application for the recounting of used and unused ballot paper during the election into Okitipupa/Irele federal constituency.

The beautiful city of KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa is already bubbling with life as the prestigious MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) holds tomorrow’s evening at Durban International Convention Centre (ICC), KwaZulu-Natal.

Ibadan—Against reports that the Oyo State government is planning to retrench workers in its civil service owing to its planned reduction of ministries from 23 to 13, the state government has said the on-going verification exercise among civil and public servants in the state was for the restructuring of public service and not for retrenchment as being speculated.

ABEOKUTA—No fewer than 120 teachers in Ogun State whose names were supposedlyused to fraudulently access a loan of N200 million from First Bank Plc in the state, have threatened to sue the bank for maligning their names and reputation.

A 30year- old man, Odey Thomas, was, yesterday, arraigned before the Magistrate’s Court of Lagos State for allegedly stealing the sum of N652, 000.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu-North senatorial district, has appealed to other zones in the state to support the nomination of Okey Ezea, governorship candidate of the party in the April 11 election, for ministerial appointment.

Osogbo—Civil servants in Osun State yesterday ignored the directive of the labour leaders in the state to resume work following the truce reached with the state government over unpaid salary arrears.

The best family memories are made during holidays and on exciting journeys. Here are things to do with your kids this summer holiday or before they go back to school in September. Some you can do over a weekend in your own city, others will take some serious saving and planning on your part.

LAGOS — Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has commenced investigations into the persistent depreciation of the naira in the parallel market.

Founder of Living Faith Church and Chancellor of Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Bishop David Oyedepo, yesterday, decried Federal Government’s “heavy investment on politics instead of education.”

MAKURDI—A middle-aged man, Ternongo Ajai, his wife, Rebecca, and one Iyormanger Nwana, all of Gbengen village in Utange council ward of Katsina/Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, have been reportedly gunned down in their homes by some unidentified persons.

TWO weeks ago, United Nations Development Programmes, UNDP, and the Bank of Industry, BOI, empowered two local firms in the renewable energy sector with loans totaling over N160 million, to connect Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to 1, 200 houses in remote villages that have not been reached by national grids.