Ten teenage girls drowned while travelling by canoe to a wedding in Taraba, a region hit by severe seasonal flooding, Red Cross said, yesterday.

A suspected crude oil kingpin in whose residence at Ugborodo community, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, soldiers of 3 Battalion, Nigerian Army, Effurun, allegedly discovered a cache of arms last week, has fled the country for Cotonou, Republic of Benin.

From Otukpo to Apa and Makurdi, it is the same story of flood devastation. Benue State has been hit by a devastating flood never witnessed in the history of the state.

…300,000 to brush teeth simultaneously
Lagos State government, Wednesday, said over 300, 000 persons will simultaneously compete in the Lagos World Record Tooth Brushing Challenge in December, aimed at creating a new Guinness Book of Records in tooth brushing across the world.

What did I do to these people that they have refused to pay me my 18 months pension areas? I suffered for it, I am not asking for what does not belong to me. It is my rightful entitlements. Do they want me to die without enjoying the benefit of my labour?”