Trade unionists, activist, diplomats, academics and other stakeholders, weekend in Lagos, called on Lagos State Government to find alternative accommodation and means of livelihood to victims of destruction of slums, shanties, road side stores, among other dislocated residents in the government’s drive towards its mega city project.

A law firm, Salawu Akingbolu and Company, has dragged the Lagos State Attorney-General and Chairman of Lagos State Special Task Force on Land Grabbing before the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, over alleged frustration of its client’s bail.

Suspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, has dissociated himself from the recent suits filed on his behalf against the Police before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos by lawyer Olukoya Ogungbeje.

Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has condemned the bill before the House of Representatives meant to grant amnesty to suspected public account looters in the country, calling for its immediate removal.

Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU; Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC; Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC; United Labour Congress, ULC, and civil society groups, will today at Lagos State University, LASU, hold a colloquium in honour of one of Nigeria’s renowned scholars, Abubakar Momoh, a Professor of Political Science.

IMMEDIATE past deputy governor of Edo State, Dr Pius Odubu, has said that he remains resolute and committed to the ideals of All Progressives Congress, APC, despite the challenges in his political career.

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State, Famous Danumiegha, has challenged Governor Seriake Dickson to implement all the white papers on the various verification exercises so far conducted by his administration.

A coalition of Urhobo ex-militants in conjunction with the Association of Unemployed Youths of Urhobo Ethnic Nationality, Delta State, weekend, said that the Urhobo nation wants to assume control of all oil and gas facilities located in its territory and remit specified percentage to the Federal Government.

EXEC-UTIVE Council of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Akwa Ibom State chapter, has applauded Governor Udom Emmanuel for giving priority attention to the regular payment of salaries of local government workers.

THE Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta has approved a sum of N23 million for this year’s NCC cup tournament.

THE Nigerian Army, yesterday, reiterated its loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, saying it would ever remain apolitical.

DELTA State Contributory Health Insurance Scheme has won the 2017 Outstanding State Government Healthcare Programme of the Year Award of the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award, NHEA.

THE Eric Omare-led faction of Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, worldwide, has said that the continued detention of Niger Deltans in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, without trial is a breach of the Niger Delta peace process.

Crude oil prices have risen to $48.77 per barrel, showing $3.23 in excess of Nigeria’s 2017 budget reference of $44.50 per barrel.

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, left for London, United Kingdom, yesterday, to visit her husband who is on medical vacation, her office said in a statement.