OVER 1,000 women from Issele-Azagba town in Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State, yesterday, besieged the state government house, Asaba, protesting the continuous detention of four members of the community vigilante by the Police.

Lagos State Government yesterday said it has established a Rapid Tax Prosecution Unit to aid the Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) in its drive to collect taxes, adding that the unit would work closely with the Revenue Court which the Chief Judge of Lagos State recently agreed to set up.

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, ordered re-negotiation of the N789 billion fine slammed on South African telecoms company, MTN, by Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC.

ICT and Infrastructure Solutions provider, Inlaks, has expressed readiness to partner with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on the provision of broadband services to Nigerians in all the 36 states of the federation.The partnership will among others things ensure that most Nigerians have access to faster and more affordable internet services on their mobile and desktop devices.

Yunusa Dahiru, alias Yellow, the alleged abductor of 14 years old Ese Oruru, was, yesterday, arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, by the Nigeria Police.

A meeting convened by the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff to find solution to the crisis bedevilling the leadership of the party in Imo state ended in a deadlock yesterday as the two protagonists, Emeka Ihedioha and Senator Hope Uzodinma failed to reach a compromise.

RIVERS State Police Commissioner, Mr Musa Kimo, said, yesterday, that one person has been arrested for the murder of late Franklin Obi and two other members of his family in Omoku, headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of the sate on Saturday.

The Federal Government, yesterday, withdrew the N70 million bribery charge it filed against former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja.

OWERRI—Uneasy calm now pervades the sleepy rural Umuduruegwele autonomous community, Umueze 2, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, following the reported raping and strangulation of a mother of five, Mrs. Esther David, in her farm.

Enyimba attacking midfielder, Ikechukwu Ibenegbu has said his side will be convincing with their performance against the Burundian side, Vital’O FC.

Leader of onslaught against Boko Haram, Major General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar, is dead.

A section of Ladipo Market in Odo-Aladura, Mushin area of Lagos State, was yesterday invaded by armed thugs, who demolished over 2,000 shops and destroyed goods worth millions of naira.

Abia Warriors striker Chisom Chikatara hit the Bolton White Hotel Apartments camp of the Super Eagles at about 1300 hours on Tuesday

IT was a rowdy session, yesterday, at the Edo State House of Assembly, as the lawmakers refused to commence proceedings over what they described as the failure by the state government to pay some money owed them.

ABEOKUTA— Pandemonium broke out at Ogun State Governor’s office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, yester-day, when some policemen fired tear gas at the workers during a peaceful protest.