A Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain in Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Gbadamosi has approached a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, challenging his arrest and continued detention by the Department of State Service, DSS.

Emotions ran high as parents of Queens College students and sympathisers gathered at the requiem mass on Monday night in honour of Vivian Osuyi, a Junior Secondary School, JSS 2 student of the school who allegedly died of diarrhoea.

Swedish Allsvenskan side BK Hacken have announced the loan signing of Chisom Egbuchulam for the 2017 season. The club announced on their official website.

I want to be able to hug him and let him know we all love him to bits. “I’m not interested in his money, I’d love him the same if he worked in McDonald’s. We just want our son back.”

Ahead of this month’s CAF election, FIFA President Gianni Infantino is worried with the tortoise-paced football growth on the Africa continent and says the time has come for Africa to establish itself in the category of movers of world football.

MORE than thirteen years after the Stamp Duty Act of 2004 was enacted, its implementation has become needful. In fact, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in January 2016, ordered the banks to start deducting N50 stamp duties on deposits into current accounts with value of N1,000 and above, as part of efforts to boost government’s revenue.

IN the last two decades, telecommunication has grown in leaps and now forms the super structure of modern lifestyle, social and economic practices. Virtually all the financial transactions, mobile money and mobile banking are made possible by the infrastructure and platforms provided by the telecom industry.

The Nigerian Army, yesterday, formally flagged off its new Brigade in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

Brown Ideye has failed to appear in China to link up with Tianjin Teda, few hours before the close of the Chinese transfer window.

Players of Rangers International Football Club of Enugu have declared total war against visiting Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Football Club of Ilorin in their midweek NPFL match tomorrow, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu.

Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, may not feature in the friendly matches lined up for the team as he has reportedly pulled out of the Senegal and Burkina-Faso ties in London.

Despite the Supreme Court striking out his appeal against his rival, Rev. Chidi Okoroafor, Rev. Paul Emeka has maintained that he remains the General Superintendent, GS, of Assemblies of God Church, Nigeria.

THE Senate, yesterday, asked the Federal Government to immortalize the late Oba of Benin, Oba Erediauwa, by renaming the Benin Airport, Oba Erediauwa Airport.

MEMBERS of the House of Representatives, will today commence debate on the alleged dumping of substances suspected to be toxic in nature in Koko, Delta State.

Lagos—A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of four men arraigned for kidnapping the traditional ruler of Iba Town in Lagos State, Oba Goriola Oseni, yesterday, told an Igbosere high court that a ransom of N15.1 million was paid to the kidnappers.