AN unprecedented flood in the history of Akwa Ibom State has swept through Itak Abasi fishing community in Ibeno Local Government Area of the state leaving in its trail six persons dead and 17 others missing.

A MAN, his wife, his three children and his mother were said to be among scores of lives that perished, weekend, in a multiple auto crash that occurred along Lagos-Ibadan Express road.

Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State has said the state will partner with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to establish a refinery.

IN a bid to stamp out kidnapping and other crimes which had in the past almost crippled its activities, Abia State government has commenced registration of repentant kidnappers and criminals.

Facts emerged yesterday that the elections into the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation would go on as scheduled as litigations hitherto filed to stop them have been withdrawn