The management of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed as false and unfounded, claims that its personnel were collecting loans from inmates of custodial centres.

The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Mr Aderemi Adeoye, said the command has arrested and detained 11 suspects in various cases of rape and defilement reported in the last one week.

Prof. Bala Dogo of the Department of Geography, Kaduna State University (KASU), has said that Southern Kaduna people living in Europe, have donated funds to pay the fees of indigent students in the institution.

The Delta Government says it will foot the medical bills of a one-year-old victim of an alleged shooting by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the state.

The Federal Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have taken steps to strengthen the capacity of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to respond to health emergencies effectively.

The Lagos State Police Command says it has intercepted substances suspected to be Indian Hemp valued at about N13 million, and arrested two suspects.

The National Coordinator of the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP), Alhaji Aminu Bodinga, has said that sustainability is a key factor in establishing rural access roads.