Magistrate Usman Lamin of Jigawa Dutse Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, ordered that former governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, be remanded in prison custody pending his ruling, tomorrow, on his bail application.

A Nollywood actor and Special Assistant to the Chairman of Ebonyi State Universal Basic Education Board, UBEB, Mr. McDonald Oti yesterday x-rayed the ugly episode he went through in the hands of kidnappers who he claimed, made him to undress in front of a forest in Ezza North Local Government Area of the state around 11 pm before he eventually escaped.

Students of Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, have decried the N12,500 surcharge fee demanded by the school authorities before the commencement of 2016/2017 academic session.

LAND LORDS in Aba, Abia State have petitioned against the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, over what they called crazy bills and other sundry complaints which includes forcing consumers to repair damaged transformers.

Sokoto State government, in collaboration with development partners, has committed N1.2 billion for the execution of projects under the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, in six local government areas of Sokoto State, Governor Aminu Tambuwal has revealed.

UNITED Labour Congress, ULC, has urged the Federal Government to shun calls for the privatisation of national companies such as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, saying that such move would cause unemployment and hardship among staff of the companies, who would be laid off by the new owners.

The Senate yesterday, called on Federal Ministry of Education to urgently address infrastructure upgrade at Queens College, Lagos, following the death of three students due to diarrhea infection.

DELTA State Government has concluded plans to partner AFRIHEALTH, an affiliate of the United Nations, to carry out a medical study in an effort to tackle health challenges faced by rural dwellers in the state.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State yesterday called on the academic community to come up with quality research work that would create a platform for good governance and set the country on the path of economic growth and development.

AHEAD of the local government elections slated for July, 2017, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State has set up an election council to undertake the activities of the party.

The Organised Labour, yesterday, called on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to expedite action on the passage of national budget in the interest of the nation.

The Lagos State government, yesterday, said that its yearly budget might hit N1 trillion by 2018.

DELTA State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has ordered constant clearing of all drains and other water channels in Asaba to check the perennial flooding of the capital city.

Operatives of Lagos State Task Force, yesterday, impounded 68 commercial motorcycles and arraigned 14 operators over illegal and criminal activities. The 14 were then sentenced to 10-hour community service each at government (public) facilities.

Tragedy struck at the Ogbor Hill Waterside Bridge area in Aba, Abia State, yesterday, when a driver lost control and rammed his bus into people, killing one person and injuring five others, along Aba-Ikot Ekpene Road.