Dauda said that members of the racketeers specialised in the production of tanker drivers’ licenses. He explained that owing to the cumbersome processes leading to the issuance of the licenses, tanker drivers preferred to bypass the procedure by patronising quacks.

President of the Senate, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki Wednesday warned government agencies adamant of not remitting Federal Government revenue to the Federation account saying government will no longer condone such mismanagement act

Speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has said that the pursuit of a special status for Lagos will be one of the legislative agenda of the 8th Lagos Assembly.

President of the Senate, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has cleared air on the N8.64billion bogus wardrobe allowance to lawmakers as reported in the media, saying the Commission is charged with fixing of remunerations to public office holders and advise the media to be more accurate in their reporting

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has promised to settle the backlog of salaries and other allowances owed players of the Dolphins FC of Port Harcourt from August 2014 to May this year. This is contained in a statement by the media manager of the club, China Acheru on Wednesday.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fatah al-Sissi, on Wednesday, in a symbolic gesture that coincides with start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, pardoned 165 young Egyptian prisoners. An official report from Cairo said the 165 pardoned also include people convicted of committing unspecified offences and some for violating a disputed protest law.

South Africa government has said it would investigate how Al-Bashir slipped out of the country, in spite of the court order.
The South African Litigation Centre (SALC), which brought the urgent order, said there appeared to be a prima facie case that the order banning Al-Bashir from leaving the country was violated.

This picture with such a high profile producer would mean music lovers are bound to hear of projects these two great disc jockeys would both handle which would probably shake the world as both are known for being the brains behind hit bangers that have kept living on charts worldwide.

At least 13 people were killed and 53 others injured in northeast Nigeria when an explosive device detonated, a health official and vigilantes helping the military against Boko Haram said Wednesday. The device was picked up by one of the vigilantes as they travelled back to the town of Monguno, in Borno state, from a military operation against the Islamists in Marte, 40 kilometres (26 miles) away.

Five people, including four firefighters, died and 15 others were injured in the blaze. No fewer than 300 firefighters and emergency workers had been working to control the blaze for more than a week, which was believed to be the biggest fire in Ukraine over the past 50 years. The authorities say investigation is under way to establish the cause of the fire.

A 27-year-old man, Azeez Alimi, who allegedly clubbed one prophet popularly called ‘’Woli’’ Akin to death with a plank, on Wednesday appeared before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. The accused, whose occupation was not disclosed, is facing a charge bordering on murder.

“I have heard with the greatest sadness of the terrible loss of life of young Irish people and the critical injury of others in Berkeley, California today,” Irish President Michael Higgins said. “My heart goes out to the families and loved ones of all those involved.” The cause of the incident was not immediately known and an investigation was under way.

“My advice to Mrs Buhari is to concentrate in designing adult education programmes for women and girls in disadvantaged states in the country. “The girl-child education issue in the northern part of the country should also be her top priority as the wife of the president. “The phenomenon of early-child marriage and the need to involve more women in leadership after due consultations with her husband is also a necessity,’’ she said.

The escaped animals were seen roaming the flood-ravaged streets in the wake of the disaster, but Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced Monday that all the escaped animals had been killed or captured. Secretary of Georgia’s Crisis Management Council, Mindia Janelidze, blamed the zoo administration for misinforming the government that there were no more animals on the loose.

The Nigeria Union in South Africa said on Wednesday that the police in that country had pledged to protect Nigerians and other foreign nationals from xenophobic attacks. The pledge followed the recent xenophobic attacks against foreigners in Steinkopf , Northern Cape Province.