The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, told the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court why it would not recognize the Chairman, Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Senator Andy Uba, as its gubernatorial flagbearer in Anambra State, describing him as an “illegal” candidate.

BENIN CITY—Edo State Government has expressed its readiness to ensure that the stowaway teenager, Daniel Oikhena, achieve his dreams by sponsoring the boy’s education up to university level.

The Director of a construction firm, Chrisbech Nigeria Limited, Mr. Dominic Emeka Okika, has accused officials of Awka North local government area of Anambra State of defrauding him of N1.5 million, which was the balance of an executed N8 million contract.

Tragedy struck, yesterday, as a teenager was burnt to death in a fire that engulfed a building in Ishawo area of Ikorodu, Lagos State.

Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, explained how the former Governor of the state, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola allegedly left the Eagle Square last Saturday, venue of the party’s mini convention to attend a parallel convention of the party at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua International Conference Centre, Abuja.

Police in Bayelsa State have arrested a man, aged 36, for allegedly raping to death an 18-year-old girl in Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area of the state.

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.