Family of Bestman Tobore, the 37-year-old motorcycle ticket sales person, allegedly stabbed to death by a robbery suspect, has accused the police of extortion, under the guise of investigating the case.

WHEN we hear some Christians praying that God should make them lenders and not borrowers, we think they are short-changing themselves and restricting their chances to smaller opportunities, for in today’s world, most viable projects are financed on borrowed money.

Persons with disabilities in Delta State have asked Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to create a ministry for them and also consider them as he makes his appointments.

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted localised thunderstorms, with chances of rain showers over some cities in the central states in the morning hours on Thursday.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has commiserated with the victims of the helicopter that plunged into a lagoon around the Oworonshoki area of the State on Wednesday afternoon, expressing his deep regrets over the unfortunate incident.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has been actively implementing his “97%/5% formula” since he assumed office. In his recent visit to America, he defined the formula as a “political reality” that must come to play, whereby Nigerians will be rewarded according to the quantum of votes they gave him during the elections. This president had, during his inauguration, pledged to be fair to all Nigerians with his aromatic sound bite: “I belong to everybody. I belong to nobody”.

The crisis trailing the conduct of the 2015 general elections in Rivers State took a dangerous turn yesterday, with security agencies attached to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, tear-gassing the candidates of the All Progressives Party, APC, in the elections who had besieged the commission to register their displeasure over what they termed the refusal of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the state, Mrs. Gesila Khan to release the documents used for the polls.

The Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr Samuel Ukura, said N183.7 billion could not be accounted for by auditors who conducted a special check on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, from 2008 to 2012.

Gbolahan Salami, the Warri Wolves goal poacher, has expressed happiness at being invited by the new coach of the senior national team and has promised to deliver if included in the final squad for the encounter in Dar es Salam next month. Salami says he is more than ready to play under coach Sunday Oliseh.

Regardless of whatever reason(s) any business was established, the desire to achieve better result will always be prevalent. Then, again, achieving better result to most organizations is characterized by increased in profitability.