Many of the young girls Boko Haram sends out as suicide bombers in Nigeria and neighbouring countries are probably unaware that they will be blown up, a UN expert said Tuesday.

The article last week on Electronic Dividend Mandate Management System (e-DMMS) portal introduced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) generated reactions from our readers. There were two major revelations from these reactions.

Ahead of Wednesday’s purported rally by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in parts of Lagos, the State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, warned anyone planning to hold a demonstration in the State under any umbrella to discontinue such an attempt to plunge the state into crisis, noting that the State will not take kindly to such a nefarious plan.

Journalists faced ongoing threats of jail or abduction for their work in many areas of the world, with China and Egypt imprisoning the largest number of reporters, watchdog groups said Tuesday. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists identified 199 members of the press behind bars because of their work in 2015 in journalism, compared with 221 the previous year.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday assured Lagosians of his determination to judiciously utilize the resources garnered from the people for the overall well-being of the State, just as he restated his commitment to ensure the security and safety of lives and property as well as sustain a friendly investment climate.