No fewer than 31 suspected armed robbers terrorising residents of Oto-Awori Local Development Area of Lagos State were arrested by anti-robbery policemen attached to Ijanikin Police Station in the past three months.

THE Cuban flag has gone up in Washington DC. It had come down 54 years ago. The American flag is to go up in Havana on August 14. It had come down in 1961. Cuba had on July 20, packed about five hundred guests into its 16th Street mansion Embassy to raise its flag. It has two primary requests of its big brother neigbour; lift the 54-year embargo on Cuba, and get out of our Guantanamo Bay.

Burundi’s main opposition leader Agathon Rwasa was Thursday elected as deputy head of the national parliament, despite having condemned recent elections and supported months of civil unrest. Rwasa, who has denounced the third consecutive term win by President Pierre Nkurunziza, had said earlier this week that he intended to “play the game” in order to try and help find a solution to the country’s political crisis — but has already been branded a “traitor” by other opposition figures.

Yenagoa—Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osibanjo, yesterday, said that the absence of business ethics and lack of zero tolerance for corruption among the states of the federation scares away reputable investors and stall growth in the local economies of the states.

The rustic settlement of Emeyal in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was thrown into confusion on Wednesday, following the discovery of the decomposing bodies of three family members, who died from inhaling generator fumes.

Following the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Nigeria about a year ago, a movie centred on the true-life story of men and women who risked their lives and made sacrifices to save others from the consequences of the outbreak of the highly dreaded disease is set for production. The movie, ’93 Days’ is a compelling human story of dedication, sacrifice, resilience and survival.

Alhaja Gawat Fatimat Folashade, wife of the missing Islamic programme presenter on NTA, Alhaji Aremu AbdurRasaq Gawat, has been appointed member of the Adhoc Committee for 2015 Hajj in Lagos State. The appointment which takes immediate effect was approved by the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode.

With President Muhammadu Buhari saying that Nigeria will abide by the International Court of Justice, ICJ, ceding the country’s Bakassi territory to Cameroon, former Presidential Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa has called on Buhari to as a matter of urgency resettle and rehabilitate the Bakassi people just the way he is attending to the internally displaced persons in the North.

Software Nigeria’s team at the ongoing Microsoft Imagine Cup attracted attention of international audience as Microsoft has expressed interest on the possibilities of working with Team LifeWatch from Nigeria on their AsthmaVisor solution designed to supervise asthmatic patients.

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to protect the territorial integrity of the Nigerian nation.