THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has been accused of failing to remit $629 million, being proceeds from its operations and the interest accruing to it in five different banks.

ABEOKUTA—No fewer than 70 suspected kidnappers, robbers, murderers and cultists have been arrested by men of Ogun State Police within one month.

A Warri magistrate’s court, Delta State, has remanded five suspects arraigned on a 10- count charge of kidnap, robbery and murder.

No fewer than 20 people have been killed as Tropical Storm Nate washed away parts of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras.

ABA — A legal practitioner, Charles Onuchukwu, has urged the court to strike out charges against suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, arraigned over alleged murder, arson,use of offensive weapons and theft.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, and Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, yesterday called for immediate investigation into the alleged breach of due process in the $25 billion contract award involving the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru.

First of all, I was the chairman of Odumegwu Ojukwu’s political party, that is, I was the chairman of APGA that fielded the late Odumegwu Ojukwu as a presidential candidate; so I can tell you authoritatively that I was privy to that meeting in Daura.

BENIN—ALL Progressives Congress, APC,  Edo State chapter, has disclosed plans to begin the biometric registration of its members across the 192 wards in the state.

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has fixed the Osun state Governorship election for September 22, 2018.

Abuja—National Industrial Court, NIC, yesterday, appealed to counsel to intensify efforts in pursuing settlement in a pension suit involving 61 army officers.