Theophilus Danjuma, a former defence chief, has received a Presidential congratulatory message on Saturday from Muhammadu Buhari on his 80th birthday anniversary.

The congratulatory letter read: “On behalf of the Federal Executive Council, my family and all Nigerians, please accept my warm felicitations on your 80th birthday.

“I share in the grace and joy that comes with this special day, having keenly followed your leadership trajectory over the years in selfless service to the nation, courageous military career and building a versatile business empire.”

They seemed like any other young couple in love, proudly showing off their baby.

But theirs is no ordinary love story.

Love has blossomed in the most unusual but uplifting circumstances for Nigerian migrants Mabel Emmanuel, 27, and Henry Stevens, 28, who met after she was kidnapped in Libya during an attempt to enter Europe.

Emmanuel was unable to pay a ransom to her kidnappers, so Stevens stepped in to pay the money and bought her freedom.

They became inseparable and now have a three-month-old son called David.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to safeguard the right of road users on the highways, especially during the festive period.

Mr Sunday Maku, the FRSC Sector Commander in Kwara, made the assertion at the 2017 “Ember Months’’ campaign themed “Right to Life on The Highway is Not Negotiable’’ in Oro, Irepodun Local Government Area.

According to Maku, every human being is always under continuous threat in many ways, particularly through road traffic crashes.

The number of stranded Nigerians that are voluntarily returning from Libya has reached 401 following the arrival of 257 persons.

The latest batch of 144 Nigerians arrived the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos at about 1:30 am on Wednesday.

The first set of returnees, who arrived at the cargo area of the airport aboard a Boeing 737 aircraft on Tuesday night, consists of 39 female, 97 male, two children and six infants.

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru, Tuesday, cut short his trip to London, as concerns increased over the sudden fuel queues nationwide

Dr. Baru, who was billed to receive the Forbes Oil & Gas Man of the Year Award 2017 in the British Capital on Tuesday, flew back home to attend to what he described as a “matter of urgent national importance.”

Speaking on the development shortly before his departure back to the country, Baru called on Nigerians to stop panic buying as the corporation was doing everything within its reach to address the situation.

The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) has sacked eight junior officers for various acts of indiscipline including smuggling of prohibited items into prison yards for inmates.

Spokesman of the NPS, Mr Francis Enobore, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

Enobore said the smuggled items included cell phones, marijuana and other intoxicating substances.