Yola—Ado Daukaka, a popular local Hausa singer in Adamawa State, has been abducted in mysterious circumstances, few hours after releasing a song against corruption and incompetence.

A 41-year-old man, Raymond Anyanwu, who reportedly raped and impregnated his 15 years old daughter, said that frustration led him into the act.

Abuja—The prosecutor in the murder case of late Anthony Eze, an Abuja businessman, gave a chilling account of how the deceased was murdered in cold blood on November 6, 2014 at Tungamaji, Zuba, in the Federal Capital Territory by the six accused persons.

Approximately 500 civil servants and pensioners with Bank Verification Number, BVN-related problems in Akwa Ibom State have been excluded from the payroll of the state pending their appearance before the BVN verification committee for screening.

Newuwumi, the Itsekiri equivalent of Ijaw‘s Tompolo and former Commissioner for Youths in the state , told Niger Delta Voice: “The bombing of oil and gas facilities in Itsekiri territory is absurd; it is an act capable of provoking the Itsekiri nation and personalities like me. I am categorically saying that if they continue, they may force us, Itsekiri, to protect our territory, especially if the present administration fails in their responsibilities to protect lives and properties. “

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, has declared that his administration will not surrender the state to the invading Fulani herdsmen, following unending attacks on Benue communities by herdsmen.

The appointment of an Acting Inspector General of Police,IGP,from the rank of Assistant Inspector General, AIG,has created another season of instability in the commanding heights of the Nigerian Police force.

A human rights group, Campaign for Democracy, CD, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Police Service Commission, PSC, not to retire the 20 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, AIGs due to the recent appointment of their junior officer, Idris Ibrahim as Acting Inspector-General of Police, Acting IGP.

Ogun State Deputy Governor, Chief Yetunde Onanuga, yesterday, escaped death in Ibafo in Obafemi-Owode when suspected Niger Delta militants engaged the security teams accompanying her to some borderline communities between Ogun and Lagos states, which were sacked by militants. The deputy governor accompanied by the service chiefs in the state had embarked on an inspection visit to Imushin, Elepete and Igbo-Olomu where some people were killed by suspected militants when the incident happened.

The national leadership of the Nigeria Civil Service Union, NCSU, and the Imo State branch of Association of Senior Civil Servants, are spoiling for war with the Governor Rochas Okorocha-led Imo State government over the compulsory leave slammed on the six management staff of the State Board of Internal Revenue, BIR, including the establishment’s Chairman, Mr. E. I. Onunaku.

Delta State Government, yesterday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with development partners to kick- start the construction of the Delta Commercial City project in Asaba.

An Otuocha High Court in Anambra State, presided over by Justice D.O.C. Amaechina has granted bail to five accused persons charged with the kidnapping of four persons from Uruebo village, Nkwelle-Ezunaka in Oyi Local Government Area of the state.

Abuja—A former Plateau State House of Assembly member, Geoffrey Teme, on Monday told the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Gudu, Abuja, that it was wrong for Joshua Dariye, a former governor of the state, to divert the state’s ecological fund for personal gains. Under cross-examination by prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, Teme, the second defence witness, admitted that “it was wrong for anybody to pay government money into his personal account”.

DESPITE assurances from the security operatives of adequate protection of lives and property, residents of Igbo Olomu and Ita Oluwo, Ikorodu areas of Lagos and Ogun states, who were displaced due to the attacks by militants, have vowed not to return home until normalcy is restored to the communities.

There were uncertainties, weekend, over the fate of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, elections slated for July 23 and 24, as the election management bodies of the association, failed to deliver on their self-imposed timelines for the elections.