Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, on Friday said Nigeria needed to recruit 30,000 police personnel annually for five years to meet UN recommendation.

Senator representing Bayelsa East senatorial district, Ben Murray Bruce, has replied a twitter users with handles, @gentle_chika and @smith_cornel, who attacked the Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar by asking why the Ex-VP wore “Agbada” to farm, saying “‘Real farmers don’t have the time to snap pictures. Real farmers are busy in the farm not on Twitter. Real farmers don’t dress in agbada.”

The Police on Friday said it would withdraw personnel of its mobile formation attached to important personalities in the country back to the barrack.

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, dismissed suit that sought to remove Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State from office over allegation that he was wrongfully nominated by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to contest the April 11, 2015, election.

For the second time in two days, the prosecution in the trial of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s cousin, Azibaola Robert, wife, Stella and company, Oneplus, stalled the cross-examination of its witnesses by seeking abrupt adjournment that infuriated the judge, Nnami Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja.

Southampton Football club have named Mauricio Pellegrino as their new manager.

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday explained the rationale behind the decision of his administration to host Muslims in twenty centres across the State for the Eid-el-fitri celebration, saying that it was part of the strategy to bring about bonding among the people and enhance community participation in governance.

The Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Oshodi has declared the sureties presented by a suspected land grabbing kingpin, Chief Kamorudeen Lamina, alias Sir K Oluwo as unverifiable and thus unable to stand for his bail.

Joseph Jericho, a 25-year-old cobbler, was on Friday sentenced to 25 years imprisonment by an Ikeja High Court for stealing two laptops and three mobile phones from a student.

The dream of having the second Niger Bridge, a gateway to South East region, has been threatened again going by reports.

The President of the Senate Dr. Bukola Saraki has said that he is “unperturbed” by the appealed filed by the Federal Government challenging his acquittal by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).

Lobi Stars forward Kingsley Eduwo and FC Ifeanyiubah’s Ghanaian head coach Yaw Preko have been named League Bloggers Awards (LBA) Player and Manager respectively for the month of May.

Saudi Arabia will increase by 50 percent the quota of foreign footballers in its pro league, as part of broader efforts to develop sports in the kingdom.

London Metropolitan police on Friday charged a 47-year-old man, arrested after driving a van into Muslims near a mosque in north London on June 19, with terrorism-related murder and attempted murder.

SENATE President Bukola Saraki said Friday that he was unperturbed over the decision of the Federal Government to appeal against the judgment of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, which last week, discharged him and acquitted of charges that he had violated the code of conduct for public officers.