AWKA- EIGHT persons, including Anambra State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, are standing trial before the Chief Judge of Anambra State, Justice Peter Umeadi, for allegedly refusing to abide by the judgment of an Awka High Court on the issue of autonomous status granted Ugwu Awgbu community in Orumba North Local Government Area of the state by the administration of Dr.Chinwoke Mbadinuju.

Anyone convicted of terrorism in Lagos State will now be committed to life jail, while kidnappers who demand for ransom before the release of the victim will face 21 years imprisonment, in accordance with Lagos State new criminal law.

WARRI- ELDERS of Ifiekporo community in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State have disowned a publication by Mr. Lucky Edon and Mr. Kingsley Okoturoh, wherein they named one Mr. Samuel Edon and David Okoturoh as Chairman and Secretary of the community, respectively.

WARRI- GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, weekend, expressed disappoint-ment at Itsekiri leaders over poor attendance at the presentation of two Itsekiri movies, Oma-tsen-tsen and Suara-la, by film producer, Mr. Alex Eyengho.

The Catholic Archbishop Metropolitan See of Lagos, Cardinal Anthony Okogie, has urged government to introduce moral instructions into school curriculum.

ENUGU- Three persons including the chairmanship candidate of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Igbo Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, Mr Bonaventure Onuh, were Tuesday arraigned before an Enugu High Court sitting in Nsukka, on a three-count charge of alleged attempt to kidnap the branch Manger of Bank PHB, Nsukka, Mr Kevin Ezeja.

OWERRI- The National Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Owerri has fixed December 6, 2011, to rule on the suit filed by Chief Chikwem Onuoha of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against the election of Action Congress of Nigeria’s, ACN, Matthew Omegara.

General Abdulsalami Abuba-kar(rtd.), former military Head of State, has enjoined Nige-rians to jealously guard the development projects provided by their leaders against vandalisation.

Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed, has given Chinese construction firm, CCECC, the go ahead to source for $500million loan in their country to finance Abuja light rail project which is being delayed by lack of funds.