The planned protest by the #OccupyCBN group at the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) which was to shut the nation’s apex bank in Abuja , yesterday, failed to achieve its objectives.

Five persons, three students and two members of staff of the Turkish International School, Isheri, a border between Lagos and Ogun states were Friday night kidnapped.

Presidency Friday night urged Nigerians to be more creative in the face of the biting economic recession to attract more foreign exchange as a means of ending the Dollar scarcity in the country.

Corinthians have made a bid to sign former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, it has been reported in Brazil.

Chelsea coach Antonio Conte has won a record third straight Premier League Manager of the Month award following another good four weeks with the Blues.

THE Senator Ken Nnamani committee on Electoral reforms is to conduct public hearing in the six geopolitical zones inn the country to get inputs from Nigerians on how best to reform the electoral process to engender free and fair elections in the country. The zonal public hearings, which according to a member of the committee who spoke with Vanguard in Abuja yesterday, ‘will begin to hold in the next few weeks” after necessary logistics have been put in place by the committee.

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has signed the 2017 Appropriation Bill of N470 billion into law, pledging to accelerate the development of the state.

The present moment has presented to us a sordid reality of being a youth in Nigeria and this is undoubtedly one of the most trying, frustrating and traumatising experience in the world.

JAIZ Takaful Insurance Plc has unveiled its profit sharing insurance concept to the Nigerian public. The concept which is the first-of-its-kind insurance products is intended to share profits with participants/clients.

Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki, on Friday commended officers and men of the Nigeria Armed Forces for their tremendous contributions to the survival and development of the country.

The people of Olomu kingdom, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, have opened a website as part of activities to commemorate the centenary birthday anniversary of the Ohworode of the kingdom, HRM Ogoni Oghoro I.

NO fewer than five persons died yesterday while 23 others sustained various degrees of injuries, following a head-on collision between a luxury bus and Mercedes Benz 911 along the Anwai-Illah road, near Asaba, Delta State.

Diego Costa’s future at Premier League leaders Chelsea was plunged into doubt on Friday after their leading scorer was reportedly dropped for Saturday’s away match with champions Leicester.

Borno State Government has urged all Con- tractors, stakeholders, agencies and Engineers handling the construction of roads, bridges and drainages in Maiduguri Metropolis, Jere and other Local Government Areas to ensure timely completion of projects to enable government commission and hand them over to the general public this year.

Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris on Friday vowed to visit the full wrath of the law on police officers who go contrary to the norms of policing noting that tremendous successes have been achieved in the fight against corruption and professional misconduct in the force.