ENUGU-As if there is no more land space in Enugu state, defiant residents of the state have completely uprooted none functional railway tracks that ran into the old coal mines in Enugu and have erected houses on them.

The police, yesterday, charged a 32-year-old man, Obinna Egenti, who allegedly stole a car worth four million naira and also threatened to douse the owner of the car with acid, before an Igbosere magistrate’s court in Lagos.

THE issue of Over the Top, OTT operators appears to be creating unrest for telecom operators particularly in the areas of what could have come to them in revenue. Many traditional telecom service providers are of the opinion that traditional telephony and SMS revenues are under threat from newer, IP based alternatives like WhatsApp, Skype, Viber, among others.

ABUJA—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, narrated before the Federal High Court in Abuja, how its operatives discovered $1 million in the home of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh.

lagos—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, ordered a former acting Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Calistus Obi, to enter his defence in the N136 million fraud charge preferred against him.

CATHOLIC Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, yesterday, frowned at the declining state of the nation’s economy, calling on government at all levels to intensify efforts to make life better for the masses whom they have been elected to serve.

UMUAHIA-IT was all smiles for hundreds of Abia State women, particularly those from the rural communities last week, when 11 out of 17 wives of Southern Governors doled out various empowerment items to improve their living standards.

National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has said that lack of office accommodation in Abia State is hindering its operations in the state.

RIGHTS activist, Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor has dragged the Itsekiri Regional Council, Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC and Chevron before a Delta State High Court and Federal High Court respectively over the disbursement and management of community development funds accruable to Itsekiri communities in Delta State.

HOLY Child Secondary School, Isuofia, Anambra State has named their magnificent classroom block after the former Gov. of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi as part of their 20th year anniversary celebration.