The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been urged to maintain its integrity and act within the laws of the land, instead of persecuting those who served in President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.

The UN’s Special Envoy for Refugees, Angelina Jolie, on Monday warned that the global system of humanitarian assistance for refugees was breaking down amid a fear of migration.

The ability of Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, to execute their capital expenditures, CAPEX, has been compounded by revenue shortfalls estimated at about N300 billion.

THE much-anticipated 2016 ITTF Premier Lotto Nigeria Open will serve off on Wednesday May 18 at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun in Lagos.

AS the nation continues with the final rites of interment for the late Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Erediauwa, the Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ogiame Ikenwoli, management of Guinness Nigeria Plc, Yoruba community in Edo State and Committee of Benin Elders, among others, have condoled with the Edaikhen N’Uselu, Amb. Ehenede Erediauwa, over the passing on of the late Oba.

Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Justice Danladi Umar, on Tuesday, said he was under “serious influence” during the trial of the former Governor of Lagos State and National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ahmed Bola Tinubu.

The National Industrial Court, NIC, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, stopped the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Unions Congress, TUC, from embarking on strike today.

Fresh facts have emerged that herdsmen did not carry out the attack on the people of Nimbo community in Uzo Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State themselves; they reportedly hired mercenaries to do it for them.

Apart from warrant chiefs appointed by the British colonialists mainly for the defunct Eastern House of Chiefs, only very few communities had traditional rulers in Igbo land before the late seventies as the people had various ways of governing themselves. Among such communities included Onitsha, Aro-Chukwu, Nri, Igbo Ukwu, Awka, Awka Etiti and Aguleri.

THE House of Representatives yesterday, ordered its committee on sports to summon the Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung and officials of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, in a bid to amicably resolve the crisis rocking the apex football body in Nigeria.

So far, autopsy report on late Ronke Shonde, who was allegedly killed by her husband , Lekan , two weeks ago at their Egbeda residence in Lagos was inconclusive as at yesterday.

Nigerian Artiste, Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo popularly known as D’banj says he will not renew his endorsement deal with Ciroc at the expiration of the present contract.

A 62-year-old retired Vice Principal, Chief Joseph Omosuyi, has been reportedly punched to death in Okitipupa area of Ondo State by two brothers over argument on family land.

President Muhammadu Buhari is handicapped over the increase in the price of premium motor spirit, PMS, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said.

The Federal Government has commenced a special audit into the payrolls of the Nigerian Armed Forces.