White House hopefuls Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio unleashed a barrage of attacks against Donald Trump during Thursday’s raucous Republican debate as they sought to halt the billionaire frontrunner’s seemingly relentless march to the party’s nomination.

A FIFA congress to choose a new president for world football’s crisis-hit governing body opened in Zurich on Friday, where major reforms were also to be adopted.

THE story of corruption in Nigeria has become like the story of tortoise in most Nigerian folklore. Everyday when Nigerians wake up, they are eagerly waiting for the release of next list of names of allegedly corrupt government officials and politicians; be it Dasukigate (the list of persons and companies allegedly involved in the stealing/sharing of the $2.1 Billion meant to fight Boko Haram), the alleged fraud in the Ministry of Defence (which I refer to as Defencegate), particularly the one against the top officials of the Nigeria Air Force, or the alleged fraud at NIMASA or the alleged fraud in Nigeria Customs Service or even the one at the National Broadcasting Commission.

As the troops backed by the Nigerian Airforce aircraft continue the clearance operations to rid remnants of Boko Haram terrorists from their remaining enclaves, over 1890 persons held captives by Boko Haram terrorists at various locations have been freed within the last two weeks.

A section of the popular Ladipo Auto Spare Part Market in Mushin area of Lagos State was yesterday grounded as traders took to the street protesting the reported death of one of their colleagues, Anne Otazi at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi-Araba.

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, yesterday, lamented the loss of lives in Yeghe and Bori during the military invasion of communities in Khana and Gokhana Local Government Areas of the state on Monday and Tuesday.

ABEOKUTA—THE Ogun State Police Command has said that it is investigating 15 criminal cases allegedly involving the majority leader of the state House of Assembly, Hon Yinka Mafe who represents Sagamu I state constituency.

LAGOS — Speculative demand for foreign currency has reversed the recovery trend in the naira value as the local currency traded at N340/$, yesterday, in major parallel market centres across Lagos.

ABEOKUTA—Six traditional rulers in Ijebu-Igbo in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State, yesterday, raised alarm over the alleged destruction of farmlands and the rape of women by Fulani herdsmen in the area.

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has said that he is not against lawyers but a few bad ones among them who are teaming up with corrupt persons to thwart justice.