The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos Territorial office has on Thursday received another batch of 161 stranded Nigerians from Mtiga in Libya. Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, the Acting Coordinator received the returnees at the Cargo wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.

The Federal Government has debunked the rumour circulating in some media of giving Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders money during the recent meeting that was held in Birnin Kebbi. The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Danbazau disclosed this in Anka, Zamfara state on Monday while attending to some question from Journalist.

The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye says he has lost his mother to the cold hands of death.

In commemoration of this year’s international Students Day, the African Students Education Support Initiative (ASESI) has called on African leaders to invest more in creating modern academic environment for students. ASESI’s Executive Director, Mr Chinonso Obasi, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, regretted that the current learning environment found across Africa would not produce graduates who could be globally competitive.

Mr. Gbadebowale Wayne Aboderin, the chairman of Punch newspapers is dead. He was 60 years old.

His death was announced today by the newspaper.

The newspaper said Aboderin died early today after a heart surgery at the First Cardiology Consultants, Ikoyi, Lagos.

The wife of former Minster of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, Precious, has delivered a set of triplets on Friday, same day she is marking her birthday.

Fani-Kayode announced the good news on his twitter handle.

He said: “I give thanks to God for the birth of my three beautiful sons, Ragnar, Aiden and Liam this morning.