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.

Following the resignation of Chief Coach of the Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh, in the wee hours of Friday, Nigerians have taken to social media to express their mixed feelings.

IF the Money Laundering Prevention and Prohibition Bill 2016 presented to Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari sails through, it prescribes stiff penalty for anybody found culpable of the offence and upon conviction shall be an imprisonment for a term of not less than seven years without an option of fine.

Abuja — The Board of Trustees of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, explained that it backed down on its opposition to Senator Ali Modu Sheriff’s emergence as national chairman of the party to ensure the unity, cohesion and future successes of the party.

Ibadan—NO fewer than 97 students of the University of Ibadan have been withdrawn by the Senate of the institution.

THE Senate yesterday uncovered N5 billion shortfall in the amount allocated as meal subsidy for Unity Schools across the country as well as personnel cost of Kings College in the 2016 budget proposal submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari.

OUR leaders are masters at conditioning, and thus have taken us all for granted for so much since after 1970.They have mastered the art of forcing very hard situations upon us, in a way that when they prescribe their solution, they make old things appear new, and we are left with no options than to clamour and beg for it, whereas there is nothing new under heaven, even in Nigeria.