ABUJA—THE Police high command, yesterday, hinted that it had concluded investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Joy Odama,a 200 level student of the Cross River State University, allegedly in the hands of one Alhaji Usman Adamu.

LAGOS—An unidentified middleaged man abducted a 10-year-old boy, who was on an errand for his mother, and exchanged him for three bags of rice in Ijegun area of Lagos.

As Kogi, like other states which are in dire financial straits, grapples with the payment of salary and pension arrears, Governor Yahaya Bello and Senator Dino Melaye are embroiled in a political supremacy battle. Senator Melaye, who represents Kogi West Senatorial District, accuses Governor Bello of masterminding his recall bid from the National Assembly.

Minna—Two policemen, an Inspector and a Sergeant, have been reportedly killed in Allawa village, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.

THE 11 Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, have assured their non-Maximum Demand customers, that they are working toward ending estimated electricity billing in Nigeria.

Going forward, we may need the Supreme Court to undertake judicial review of the entire budgetary process in order to demarcate clear lines of responsibility between the executive and parliament to ensure administrative order

In our quest for National Development, the need for a vibrant transportation system can no longer be ignored

No Igboman should be used to rescue the caliphate from their internal contradictions. Their next move in this self-imposed quandary is likely to be an attempt to achieve a Yoruba support or a Fulani-Yoruba alliance against the Igbos

Former Nigeria international, Etim Esin, has played down the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon’s poor outing at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia, positing that they still remain a formidable side.