THE International Press Centre, IPC, has flayed the Department of State Services, DSS, for failing to produce a witness against Mr. Jones Abiri, who was arraigned before a Magistrate court in Abuja.

The headmistress, HM Loral International Boarding Nursery and Primary school, Igbese Mrs Christiana Oraka has lamented the deplorable state of Agbara/Igbese road as major one of the major challenges facing the citadel of learning.

In a bid to reduce the number of delinquents on the streets, Inyang Otu Foundation, a non-profit organization, NGO recently provided platforms for vocational trainings; food and other basis amenities for children in slum areas in Nigeria and in Ghana.

THE National Council on Education, NCE, has approved the establishment of Education Bank and Study Loan Boards by states at  concessionary interest rate to allow students easy access to fund.

The Naira, yesterday, appreciated to N362.31  in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window.

LAGOS State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team, DSVRT, has urged corporate organisations in the state to put structures in place or sustain existing structures for  reporting cases of sexual abuse. 

THE Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Visionscape Sanitation Solutions Ltd, Mr. John Irvine, yesterday, has explained why there were still backlog of waste in some parts of Lagos State, attributing it to the temporary closure of two transfer loading stations.

Governorship aspirant of Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, in Delta State, Dr. O’diakpo Obire, has assured Deltans of an all-inclusive government, if elected as the state governor come 2019.

RESIDENTS of Abor community, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, yesterday dismissed media report over the allegation that some of them threatened to commit suicide following the purported intention of the state government to acquire their ancestral land, saying there is no iota of truth in the publication.

The person who intends to perform Hajj must do so with the express niyyah of attaining Allah’s pleasure, and to fulfill one’s fardh, and also to diligently carry out the commands of Allah and His Messenger. Just as the Prophet said, actions shall be judged according to intention,” you must make your intention clear so that you don’t miss the reward inherent in the performance of holy pilgrimage.