THE landlord of 20, Edim Otop Close, a suburb of Calabar, simply identified as Nyok, was yesterday afternoon along with two of his accomplices, set ablaze by a mob for allegedly snatching a phone from a lady.

Motorists plying the ever busy Wharf road, Apapa, Lagos will from this week experience increased traffic pain, as the Federal Government weekend announced restriction of vehicular movement on the road to allow for 12 months reconstruction work which commences this week.

Deputy Governor of Delta State, Mr Kingsley Otuaro, has said that the Delta State Advocacy Committee Against Oil Facility Vandalism, which he chairs, was always open to engagement with any aggrieved group for positive advancement of the state and nation

Pan Niger Delta Youth Leadership Forum, PANDYLF, has rejected the N35.31 billion allocation for capital projects in the South South zone as contained in the 2017 budget.

A young man, who was allegedly caught stealing tubers of yam at Afor Awkunanaw, popularly called Gariki Market, Enugu, and was forced to eat the yam, has died.

The Federal Government said, weekend, it would continue to hold on to former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd), and leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, El-Zakzaky, despite court orders that they be released, in the interest of national security.

ONNE—Facts have emerged that the revenue profile of the Nigeria Customs Service, Onne command is presently experiencing tremendous increase through import and export duties on goods.

After 27 days in captivity, anxiety is mounting over the welfare of the six Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe, kidnapped students. They were abducted within the school premises by gunmen suspected to be militants on Wednesday May 24 from their hostel.

Constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Mr. Sebastian Hon, has asked the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, dust up reports of various national conferences that have been organised in the country since independence.

ACTING President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, stated that greed by those placed in leadership positions who looted the nation’s treasury was the root cause of the problems facing Nigeria.

Barring any further hitches, the Nigerian economy will be out of recession in 2018, Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr. Yemi Kale, has said.

Ahead of the Sallah celebration by Muslim faithful, the Lagos state government will resume sales of LAKE rice at approved retail outlets across the state from today.

Convener of the Save Nigeria Group, SNG, Pastor Tunde Bakare, yesterday, gave a stern warning against those plotting to topple the President Muhammadu Buhari government vowing to mobilise Nigerians to resist any military intervention.

Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested two persons for breaking into a mobile network operator’s site at Isara Remo in the state and stealing eight heavy duty batteries, valued at about N1.2 million.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state, has restated the need to train Directors in the state’s 28 Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, saying this is paramount to his administration in the strive to develop the state’s civil service.