FORMER Commissioner of Police, Chief Ikechukwu Aduba (retd), has described as bizarre and unrefined the call by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and Trade Union Congress, TUC, for death penalty on treasury looters to check official corruption.

Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of being unfair to ministers who worked hard, but didn’t make much noise about it.

The apparent delay by President Muhammadu Buhari, in appointing ministers, three months after coming to power may not be unconnected with his believe that civil servants and technocrats are the ones who do the joPresident Muhammadu Buhari’s delay, in appointing ministers, three months after coming to power may not be unconnected with his believe that civil servants and technocrats are the ones who do the job of governance more than the ministers.b of governance more than the ministers.

Toyin, wife of Deputy Managing Director of The Sun Newspapers, Mr Steve Nwosu who was abducted a few days ago has been released.

Nigerians divided over Denrele’s Caityln Jenner photos

Nine operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, were on Tuesday night shot dead by vandals at Konu, a border between Arepo in Ogun State and Ikorodu, Lagos State, even as scores of persons have been declared missing as a result of the attack on the area.

FORMER Common-wealth Secretary General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku and Nigeria’s former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, yesterday, said Nigeria will soon overcome her prime security challenge, the Boko Haram insurgency.

Following the formal announcement by the kingmakers in Ile-Ife requesting nomination of candidates from the Giesi Ruling House for the selection of the new Ooni of Ife, an Osogbo high court yesterday granted the Lafogido Ruling House of Ile-Ife an injunction restraining the Ife king makers and Osun state governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesolsa from allowing the Giesi ruling house from presenting candidates for the vacant stool.

Head Coach of the U-23 National Team, Samson Siasia has attributed the defeat of his team by Burkina Faso in the semi finals of the 11th All-Africa Games football tournament in Brazzaville to his boys’ profligacy in front of goal, and the defenders failing in their duties.

OSUN is one of the states owing workers’ salaries for several months. Like in other affected states across the country, the situation has foisted untold hardship on the workers and their families. Some of them have been sending SOS to their friends and relations. Feeding has become difficult and their children sent out of schools over inability to pay fees.

No fewer than 19 persons were feared dead early yesterday morning at Kadunung village in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, following gunmen’s attacks on the community where houses were also razed and shops looted.

A 27-year-old man, Ibrahim Ayelangbe, has been remanded in prison custody by an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, after pleading guilty to biting off a police officer’s ear.

Facts have emerged on why Senator Emmanuel Paulker, representing Bayelsa Central senatorial district and former chairman of Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area, Chief Ebikitin Diongoli, were disqualified from the governorship race on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party PDP.

All may not be well with the fledgling FC Ifeanyi Uba of Nnewi, as all indications point to the fact that the dressing room has fallen flat. Only last weekend, reports were rife of the disagreement between Coach Dan Amokachi and the President of the club, Chief Ifeanyi Uba.

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON, yesterday frowned at the continued surge in fake ICT products in the Nigerian market.