Asaba-A 45-year-old woman, who runs a private maternity home in Abia State, has been arrested along with three other women over their alleged involvement in the stealing of an eight-month-old baby boy from his parents at Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State.

COALITION of Civil Society groups in Edo State, the Gani Fawehinmi Movement for Good Governance, GFMGG, and thousands of youths dressed in black, have embarked on a peaceful procession in Benin City, calling on the Police to fish out the killers of the Principal Secretary to Governor Adams Oshiomhole, Mr. Olaitan Oyerinde.

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Saturday, April 7, 2012 will remain a remarkable day in the lives of indigenes of South Ibie, Etsako –West Local Government Area of Edo State. On that day the Aidonogie’s Royal Palace, Iyakpi, South-Ibie council was filled to capacity by a large crowd of indigenes as well as friends, relations, well wishers, who came from far and wide to celebrate the maiden edition of South Ibie Day Celebration. The day also provided them an opportunity to categorically demand from the state government a staff of office to the newly appointed Aidonogie which will translate to a substantive king.

PORT HARCOURT – NIGERIANS have been told to ignore call by the Save Nigeria Group, SNG, led by Pastor Tunde Bakare, to protest in support of the subsidy probe.

PORT HARCOURT- MULTINATIONAL companies doing business in Ogoni area of Rivers State have been enjoined to develop the culture of giving back to the communities where they operate.

Last week at the Las Vegas Venetian Hotel and Resort in the US, no fewer than 9,000 technology and business experts worldwide gathered at the 2012 IBM Annual Impact conference that featured especially, latest IBM capabilities and solutions that help drive innovation, transformation and grow businesses.

The Regional Maritime Development Bank may take off in July in Abuja after two years of inactivity. A source close to the Federal Ministry of Transport, Abuja, disclosed this to NAN on Monday in Lagos.

Ordinarily, his frail look will readily counter the offense for which he is being held. But he is stronger and even much younger in speech, albeit his age. Pa Mathew Agbe is 69 and a security guard with the National Museum Benin city, the Edo state capital. Sadly, he may be confined in prison custody for the remaining part of his life, for a first degree murder except the court says otherwise.

The Joint Task Force, JTF, in the Niger Delta, codenamed Operation Pulo Shield, has arrested 21 Ghanaians and five Nigerians in an operation to curtail rising cases of crude oil theft, illegal refineries and pipeline vandalisation in the Niger Delta waterways.

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and stakeholders in the Information Communications Technology (ICT) have commended the National Information Technology Agency (NITDA) on its strides in ICT development.

The University of Jos will this Saturday (May 12) honor former Green Eagles Captain, Nwankwo Kanu with a honorary Master of Arts Degree for his achievements in the field of football and philanthropy.

UGHELLI – CHAIRMAN of the Urhobo Educational Advancement Network, Mr. Leo Agbonifo, has urged the Federal Government to appoint a substantive Vice-Chancellor and Registrar for the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, FUPRE, Delta State.

BENIN – AHEAD the July 14, governorship election in Edo State, Governor Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday, kicked off his campaign in Edo Central senatorial district of the state.

LAGOS – Lagos State Government is set to address the issue of indiscriminate erection of masts and towers by telecommunications operators and Internet Service Providers, ISPs, in the state.