Yenagoa — A 12-year-old girl, Monday, allegedly committed suicide in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, the police told the News Agency of Nigeria, yesterday.

Fears that flood may again ravage the riverine communities in Bayelsa State have heightened as the rivers in the state have started rising.

The leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bayelsa State, yesterday, denied the existence of a new PDP in the state, saying that the party remained a united family marching ahead to fulfill its destiny as laid down by the founding fathers.

PRESIDENT Barack Obama is in a bind. He has vowed to punish Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad, for allegedly unleashing poisonous gases on his people – many are unconvinced.

THE crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP deepened, yesterday, ahead of the peace meeting scheduled for last night to resolve the lingering dispute in the party. 

Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, yesterday, said Nigeria’s adult illiterates have increased from 25 million in 1997 to 35 million in 2013.

Wike stated this at a ministerial briefing to commemorate the 2013 International Literacy Day themed “Literacy for 21st century.”

No fewer than six persons have been killed, while some villages in Effiat, namely: Inua Abasi, Mbe Ndoro, Ibuot Uton, Utan Brama, and Utan Effiong in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, were sacked by irate youths.

Kwara State House of Assembly has passed a bill seeking to change the name of Kwara State University, KWASU to Abubakar Sola Saraki University, ASSU.

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, will host the new queen of track and field, Blessing Okagbare today at the Aso Rock Villa.

EX-militant commanders in the Niger Delta region have warned the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, to call former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to order over his alleged plot to rob President Goodluck Jonathan of a second term in office.