The Federal Government, yesterday, made a u-turn in its decision to employ extra-constitutional means to force the Lagos State Government to abolish the 37 Local Council Development Areas and revert to the old 20 Local Government Areas.

AN alleged self-confessed kidnapper and 14 others as well as a serving councillor in Ovia South West local govt council of Edo State were yesterday in Benin paraded by the Police in connection with alleged cases of kidnapping, robbery and fraud.

A Professor from the University of Kuwait, Professor Abayomi Akanji, has said over 7.5million Nigerians will have diabetes by 2025 except the Federal Government spends over $400bn by 2025 to check its spread.

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Idris Kutigi, yesterday cautioned public, especially lawyers and judges on the existence and circulation of fake Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules 2008 that was being circulated as authentic.

The Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, yesterday decried the inability of Yoruba governors to forge a common front on crucial matters affecting the interest of the Yoruba race. In a statement by its leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, the group noted with regret that “there is so much disunity among governors of the south-west”.