Kenya finished strongly and ended up being proclaimed King of the World Athletics Championship that ended yesterday in the Bird’s Nest Stadium, Beijing, China.

Lagos—President Muhammadu Buhari’s fight against corruption and plans to probe the last administration has been described as a step in the right direction towards re-positioning the country.

WARRI—ITSEKIRI leader and All Progressive Congress, APC, chieftain, Dr. Alex Ideh, has urged Nigerians to be patient with President Muhammadu Buhari, who he said was working hard to steady the ship of the Nigerian state.

Senator Shehu Sani (APC Kaduna central) said weekend that President Muhammadu Buhari would address the perceived imbalance in federal appointments, describing the South East as one of the most vibrant areas of Nigeria.

Nigeria Ball Point Pen Industries PLC, NIPEN, makers of BIC shaving stick has accused an Onitsha-based company (name withheld) of faking its products alleging that the company has lost several millions of naira, forcing it to relieve several workers of their jobs.

WARRI— AGGRIEVED members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State have called on the three leaders of the ruling party at the national level to reconcile their factions in the party in the interest of peace and unity, so as to deliver the party in the area in future elections.

ASABA—Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has charged the 14-man Governing Board of the State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, to ensure prudent management of resources of the commission for the benefits of the people.

The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS said it collected N185.7 billion revenue from January to July 2015. The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Chris Osunkwo, made this known in Lagos. He described the sum collected as a remarkable improvement over the N162.3 billion collected in the corresponding period of January to July 2014.

As cyber-security threats shift from hacking for fun to deliberate efforts in order to get financial information, an expert in information security has warned that banks, other financial institutions and large corporations in the country may experience cyber-attacks before the end of the year, unless they strengthen their cyber resilience through implementation of adequate technology.

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has said that with the introduction of the integration of systems and certificates into Nigeria Integrated Customs Information System (NICIS), the era of shoddy deals and undercover transactions is over.