U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday in choppy trading, extending losses a day after Wall Street suffered its biggest drop since early October as data showed the pace of growth in the U.S. economy had slowed.

President of Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick has ordered Dolphins FC of Port Harcourt star Emem Eduok out of the camp of Super Eagles’ B, preparing for two international friendly matches in the United Arab Emirates.

The year 2014 has ended successfully with tremendous improvements in the Nigerian ICT , especially the attainment of active telephone line connectivity of over 134 million and a teledensity of 96 percent.

LAGOS — The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, SPDC, yesterday said it has agreed to pay the Bodo Community in Ogoniland, Rivers State, the sum of £55 million (about N16.6 billion) (N300 to £1) as compensation for damages caused by two oil spills in 2008.

Bauchi—The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly raping an 8-year-old girl.

Former Military Administrator, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (rtd), is one of the renowned chieftains of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom State. In this interview he explained some of the disturbing political issues in the state in view of the 2015 general elections. Excerpts:

An Igando Customary Court in Lagos, yesterday, dissolved the 18-year-old marriage between Mr. Olukayode Atolagbe and his wife, Bisi over her frequent partying.

Shareholders of Ikeja Hotels Plc, yesterday at a court ordered Extra Ordinary General Meeting, EGM unanimously removed Mr. Goodie Ibru as Chairman and as a director of the company.

The shareholders also appointed KPMG firm of Auditors to carry out forensic audit of the company.

ADO EKITI—THE embattled Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr. Wale Omirin, has dispelled the rumour of assassination attempt on his life, just as Ekiti State Police Command has waded into the crisis rocking the state House of Assembly.

Vincent Enyeama has been named the Goal Nigeria Player of the Year 2014, winning the award courtesy of overwhelming votes from readers of the football website.

The Lille and Super Eagles goalkeeper led the field that included illustrious compatriots Ahmed Musa, Obafemi Martins, Mfon Udoh and Ikechukwu Uche.

IN clear terms, should a National IT Framework Bill not supersede the Cybercrime and Cybersecurity obsession – currently searching in the dark?

A 55-year-old civil servant, Mr. Olusegun Ofina, yesterday in Lagos, pleaded with an Igando Customary Court to dissolve his 22-year-old marriage to Omotayo over threat to his life.

LAGOS—FORMER Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George, has called on the leadership of the party to revisit the just conducted governorship primaries held across the country by setting up a committee to look into other methodologies to handle the rancour-ridden primaries.

LAGOS—The All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, described threat by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP, Kayode Aderanti, to arrest any individual or agency who removes posters or billboards of political parties, as capable of generating crisis, if political parties decided to paste their billboards on unauthorised designations.

Bureaux de Change operators in the country will pay about N750 million to the Central Bank of Nigeria to renew the operating license for 2015.