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The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said that troops fighting to rid the North East of remnants of Boko Haram terrorists have arrested one of the group’s wanted Commanders in its wanted list .

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, yesterday, warned that he would not tolerate deliberate falsehood against his government by the opposition in the state.

Looking at Facebook’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, Ime Archibong, one sees the figure of a Hollywood honcho; the type who keeps you glued to the tube in a box office thriller-crime movie. With his huge, tall frame sitting on a well built macho body, Archibong could have passed for another Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sylvester Stallion of Rambo fame.

THE leadership crisis rocking Michael Imoudu National Institute of Labour Studies, MINILS, has deepened as organised labour has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing the institute’s acting Director General, Alhaji S. I. Alabi, of age falsification.

The dangling body of a 57-year-old American was, yesterday, found in a hotel in Lekki area of Lagos.

THE Federal Government has introduced the Standard Operating Procedures, SOP, with the aim of combating corruption in Lagos ports.

TRAGEDY struck in the early hours of yesterday, in Lagos, as an 18 year-old woman who got married two weeks ago in Borno State, Faisa Muritala, was recovered dead, while two others were rescued alive when mudslide occurred at Kuata Area by Amara-Olu Street, Mechanic Village, Agidingbi, Ikeja, during a heavy downpour.

Some snail farmers on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to pay more attention to snail farming, saying it could help the country earn more foreign exchange.

Nigeria Bureau of Statistics, NBS, yesterday stated that the county’s trade deficit narrowed in the second quarter, 2Q as the value of exports surged by 63 per cent after a devaluation of the naira.

Any economy is as strong as its banks. So, if this is “our worst possible time”, then no sector of the economy reflects our situation better than our banks. That many are hanging on the ropes is obvious. We will mention a few reasons they may be in this situation for a long time to provide food for thought for the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, on Monday flagged off Governor David Umahi administration’s one-man, one hectare agricultural programme in the state.

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State, have hailed the appointment of Prof. Nelson Brambaifa as the state’s representative on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

The President, Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ACCI, Mr Tony Ejinkeonye, yesterday, said modular refineries remained the only way to avoid fuel price hike.

ASABA—WORRIED by the persistent attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta region, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, has said that an all-embracing dialogue involving all stakeholders, including foreign interests was the only panacea to the crisis in the region.