AGGRIEVED council workers and primary school teachers, led by Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, leaders, have shut Cross River State Ministry of Local Government Affairs and the Office of the state’s Head of Service over alleged eight months unpaid salaries.

LAGOS—A year after the murder of a mother of three, Mrs Helen Peters, by a security guard and six other suspected accomplices in Lagos, her family members are crying foul, alleging a grand design to deny them justice.

Thirty-two beneficiaries of a particular scholarship scheme by Star Deepwater Petroleum Ltd, a Chevron Company and its Agbami Coventurers yesterday graduated with First Class honours at the University of Lagos, UNILAG.

The Caretaker Committee Chairman of Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Alhaji Umar Danbaba, has accused the member representing Lere/Bula in the state House of Assembly, Alhaji Aminu Tukur, of instigating the people of the area against the government of Governor Mohammed Abubakar and his party, All Progressives Congress, APC.

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has directed ministries, departments and agencies to brief the media on their activities since his assumption of office.

A 40-year-old man, Yusuf Afolabi, has appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrate’s Court for allegedly failing to exorcise evil spirits tormenting one Emenaka Anayo.

For their continued loyalty, the management of Dangote Cement Plc, at the weekend gave out a whopping N2.4 billion for its teeming distributors across the country, as their sales bonus for 2017.

Sunderland striker Victor Anichebe has revealed he was reduced to tears after hearing he faces 10 weeks on the sidelines through injury.

The board of Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) will meet soon to discuss several issues affecting the game in Nigeria. Top on the agenda is the ‘missing’ mat which was allegedly carted away from the Abuja National Stadium.

Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, yesterday, warned the Senate that MTN Nigeria needed more protection than actions that could scare it away from investing in the country.

THE Federal Government, yesterday, destroyed a consignment of fake, counterfeit and unwholesome drugs said to be the largest in the last 30 years in the country.

Novena University, Ogume, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the state government for the training of its medical students.

The Fusegbuwa ruling family in Ijebu-Ode has tendered five exhibits against the founder of First City Monument Bank, Otunba Subomi Balogun before an Ogun state High Court, Ijebu-Ode in respect of the case over the headship (Olori – Ebi) of the Funsengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu Ode .

The Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, will on January 30, 2017 in Abuja hosts its Annual General Meeting to give stakeholders an account of its stewardship in the year 2016.

WESTERFIELD Collegein partnership with the government of Canada, has launched the Canada FoundationProgramme, CFP, aimed at offering more Nigerian students opportunities to study in the North American country.