YENAGOA—THE Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a cultist known as Fela over alleged involvement in the June killing of a National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member, James Onuh, in Obele, a suburb of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital.

THE Senate yesterday warned proponents of new increment in pump price of fuel, saying they must not take the patience of Nigerians over current economic situation in the country for granted.

EKU—TENSION is brewing in Ovre r’Eku and Igbi-Igun communities in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State over claims by some indigenes of Edo State who had approached an Edo State High Court sitting in Benin, claiming ownership of over 14 hectares of land covering 10 Urhobo communities in Delta State.

PORT HARCOURT— Following the current economic and security challenges confronting the nation, a Christ Embassy cleric, Dr Emeka Eze, has lamented that prayers by Christians were no longer enough in tackling Nigeria’s challenges.

WARRI—ARMED men, at gunpoint in Ekpan community, Delta State, compelled the Erhikevbe family to dig a grave and inter their son, Moses Erhikevbe, killed on August 22. The police have, however, arrested two of the suspects after exhuming the hurriedly buried corpse.

ASABA—THE European Union, EU, assisted Niger Delta Support Programme, NDSP, may exclude 568 communities across four states in the Niger Delta region from its water and sanitation component should the state governments fail to pay their counterpart funds before September 30.

The youths purportedly went wild and exchanged gunfire with soldiers attached to the team, who bravely repelled the onslaught. The spill occurred on OML 58 pipeline belonging to Total E and P Nigeria Limited, last week, reportedly polluting Amashell stream, the major source of drinking water to the people, and also destroyed farmlands and aquatic lives in the community.

CALABAR — THERE is misunderstanding in Calabar, Cross River State, over which government agency is responsible for registration, regulation and inspection of tricycles in the state. Investigations by NDV showed replication of functions by three different government agencies, the Department of Public Transport, DOPT, Vehicle Inspection Office, VIO and Cross River Commercial Transport Agency, CTRA, creating disorder in the system.

LAGOS—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, ordered the remand of the General Overseer of a Pentecostal Church, Pastor Chris Anyalebechi, over alleged N58 million fraud.

WARRI—AFTER six days of incarceration, Madam Amrevweatefa Odada, the septuagenarian arrested with three others over the alleged involvement of her son in militancy, was released by men of Operation Crocodile Smile.

Yenagoa—Four soldiers, yesterday, drowned in the Atlantic fringe of Brass in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, when their boat capsized.

Super Eagles technical adviser Gernot Rohr said he will be expecting Arsenal youngster Alex Iwobi and U-23 striker Oghenekaro Etebo back into the squad for the 2018 World Cup qualifier against the Chipolopolo of Zambia October 3 in Lusaka.

ABUJA—As part of measures to buoy Nigeria’s depressed economy, the Federal Government has commissioned 28 additional centres for the production of Combined Expatriate Resident Permit and Aliens Card CERPAC.

ABUJA—OUSTED Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmunin Jibrin, yesterday tackled Senator Dino Melaye over his comment that the Federal Government was to be blamed for Nigeria’s economic woes.

Olympiacos striker Brown Ideye has assured that the Super Eagles will have their shooting boots on when the 2018 World Cup qualifiers begin next month