One of the midwives abducted by Boko Haram in the wake of the attack on the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs camp at Rann, Borno State, Thursday night, Hauwa Mohammed, said in a message via Whatsapp that her parents be informed of her kidnap by the insurgents.

Bauchi—Tragedy struck, yesterday, when a 13-year-old boy, Bappah Adamu, died while scrambling for money thrown at a crowd near Bauchi-Maiduguri Highway.

About 20 persons have been reported killed and 300 cows stolen, following a fresh outbreak of ethnic violence on the Mambilla Plateau in Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State, yesterday.

Four years ago we decided that retail was going to be an area where we must pursue and it means that we will focus our resources on a retail drive. The two resources that are very key to retail banking are capital and human resources. When you look at where we are in Nigeria, the second biggest economy in Africa and if you put the populations of these West African countries together, it is not up to Lagos and Port Harcourt, you see why we need to consolidate on Nigeria.

THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has granted an approval-in-principle, AIP, to 3Line Card Limited to operate as a super-agent in the nation’s financial services system in order to boost financial inclusion in Nigeria. 

Tragedy struck in the early hours of today when the driver of Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, crushed and severed the head of a yet to be identified school pupil at Ogolonto Bus stop, along Ikorodu Road.

NIGERIA Employers Consultative Association, NECA, weekend in Lagos, expressed concerns over non-reconstitution of the boards of some critical federal parastatals, especially Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Nigeria Social Insurance Trustfund, NSITF National Pension Commission,  PenCom, and Security and Exchange Commission, SEC, among others.

MAKURDI—After escaping the menace of marauding herdsmen, three children, housed at the Abagena internally-displaced persons, IDPs, camp in the outskirt of Makurdi, Benue State capital, were reportedly crushed to death by a truck on Makurdi-Lafia Road.

IN a bid to promote and encourage young entrepreneurs in Information Communication Technology ICT, Minister of Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, has stated that plans are underway by the Federal Government to set up an ICT Development Bank that will provide funding for the industry.

A Catholic priest, Reverend Father, Eunan Asomugha, yesterday, condemned verbal attacks on the Archbishop of Owerri Diocese, Anthony J. V. Obinna, by supposed members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state.

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Anike Nwoga, has filed a suit challenging the bill passed by the National Assembly, NASS, changing the sequence of the 2019 elections as proposed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

ABIA State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has received the endorsement of the Ukwa-Ngwa people of the state to run for a second term in 2019.

Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, weekend that Local Government Autonomy had not been rejected by states houses of assembly in the on-going constitution amendment process, as been speculated.

THE Alake of Egbaland, Oba   Adedotun Gbadebo, has urged all Yoruba sons and daughters to use the language to promote culture and tradition of the race.