A 21-year-old security man, Abubakar Muhammed, was, yesterday, sentenced to seven years imprisonment, by an Ikeja Magistrate Court, Lagos, for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl (names withheld) and stealing N45,000, from the victim’s mother.

Imo State government has visited its anger on the Chairman, Association of Catholic Medical Practitioners of Nigeria, Dr. Phillip Njemanze, who blew the whistle on the obnoxious abortion law foisted on the citizenry by Rochas Okorocha’s administration.

BENIN—THE remains of the Parish priest of St. Thomas Moore Catholic Church, Sobe, Owan West Local Government Area, Edo State, Rev. Father Peter Ayala, were laid to rest Wednesday, at Ivianopodi, near Agenebode

AT least 10 houses have been submerged in gullies by erosion and many rendered homeless in three villages of Isuochi in Umunneochi local government area of Abia State.

The Federal Government, yesterday, said that gas flaring in the country has been reduced to 20 per cent over the last two years.

Lagos State Government has barred 911 commercial buses, popularly called “Molue” from operating on Lagos Island, especially, on any of the link bridges, the Third Mainland, Eko and Carter, as well as plying the Lagos Central Business District, CBD.

CHAIRMAN of Nigerian Bar Association, Auchi branch, Edo State, Mr. Anthony Atemoagbo, yesterday, hinted that the association may go back to its earlier decision not to defend cases of kidnapping in court, if Chief Mike Ozekhomhe, SAN, was not released unconditionally by those still holding him.

Nigeria’s top rating in technological advancement is not a fluke. Just as we presented on this page a few weeks back, a Nigerian that developed a social network site meant to give others like facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn a run for their popularity, another Nigerian is in the news again after inventing a bamboo tab specially designed to solve problems associated with people living in the emerging markets.

An Onitsha high court in Anambra State has adjourned hearing to September 12 in the motion ex-parte filed against Governor Peter Obi by Chief Bonaventure Mokwe, the detained proprietor of demolished Upper Class Hotel, Onitsha.

RIVERS State Police Commissioner, Mr. Joseph Mbu, said, yesterday, that his command arrested about 10 kidnappers and recovered 20 stolen vehicles in the last few weeks.

Beautiful Nollywood actress, Doris Simeon isn’t a scandal- prone person but the issue of separation between her and her former husband, actor and director, Daniel Ademinokan got her name dragged around in a mesh-work of gossips and rumours that hasn’t really panned out.

UGHELLI—ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Benin zone,Thursday, alleged that the Federal Government wants to break their ranks with the purported disbursement of the N130 billion to Universities Pro-Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors.

Second Republic lawmaker, Junaid Mohammed, has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to swallow his pride and sack the controversial National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, or be ready for its collapse.

The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has dire consequences for the legislative agenda of the administration. It is as such not surprising that the National Assembly has become a battleground in the emerging crisis within the self proclaimed largest political party on the continent.

The traditional ruler of Ochia autonomous community in Ohaji/Egbema local council area of Imo State, Eze Ekwueme Ekwueme, has raised alarm over the sordid activities of cultists in his domain.