ABUJA— The Nigeria Army Council has recommended the release of Brigadier-General Enitan Ransome-Kuti from custody.

A CURSORY check of the outlines of the abduction of teenager, Miss Ese Oruru from her parents’ home in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State by one miscreant, Yinusa “Yellow” (what a befitting alias!) and her transfer to a hiding place in Kano immediately flooded my mind with the Chibok Girls saga. Let’s compare and constrast.

The cell phone of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwanyi of Enugu State has been hacked into by unknown persons.

The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Uwakwe Abugu made this known in Enugu last night.

Umar Imam-led faction of Kogi State House Assembly yesterday, defied the reconciliatory efforts by the House of Representatives and sat for the first time at the State House of Assembly complex, Lokoja, where it elected Deputy Speaker, Minority Whip and also passed the state budget for a second reading.

Lagos—NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday petitioned the management of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, IKEDC, urging it to recall the 400 members of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, sacked last Friday before next Monday to avoid unprecedented industrial unrest.

A few weeks ago I received a letter inviting me to be part of an association with a mandate to oil the wheels of development within and around the estate I reside in.

lagos—The installation of the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji (Dr.) Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi, as new Chancellor of the University of Lagos, will hold today as he succeeds the Attah of Igala, His Royal Highness, Alhaji (Dr.) Aliyu Obaje.

Lagos—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, held that Lagos lawyer, Mr. Rickey Tarfa, SAN, can file a further and better affidavit to prove that the controversial N225,000 alleged paid to a judge, was not paid into the judge’s court’s account but a former employee of his law firm.

Abeokuta—A member of Ogun state House of Assembly representing Ijebu-Ode constituency Wale Alausa has lamented the non-payment of eleven months stipends due of traditional leaders otherwise called ‘Olorituns’ in Ijebu area of the state.

Ibadan – THE Oyo State police command yesterday confirmed that some hoodlums had concluded plans to disrupt the coronation ceremony of the 41st Olubadan of Ibadan, High Chief Saliu Adetunji which comes up tomorrow.

Akure—Captain Moshood Raji, the Personal Assistant to the former Secretary to the Federal Government, Chief Olu Falae confirmed to Vanguard yesterday that policemen from both Ondo and Osun state commands have commenced investigation into the shooting at the car of the elder statesman by police escorts on Tuesday.

WHEN the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) appointed ex-International, Sunday Oliseh, as National Coach of the Super Eagles, to replace Stephen Keshi, in July 2015, an effusive Amaju Pinnick, the NFF Chairman, described the new coach, as the “Guardiola” of Nigeria. Oliseh was going to do to Nigerian football, what Pep Guardiola had done to Barcelona FC.

The inauguration of the new government scribe in Bayelsa State would is expected to bring more than a royal flair to the governance of the state

ABUJA — The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that the immediate past Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, and a Deputy Director in the ministry, Mr. F. O. Alayebami, remain in prison custody until tomorrow when their applications will be considered.

ABUJA — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed a 10-count criminal charge against the former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.