KADUNA— Experts, yesterday, warned Nigerians to brace up for more earth tremors, following a resurgence of the phenomenon at Koi, Kaduna State, the second in 24 hours.

LAGOS—The chairman of Ebonyi State Development Association, ESDA, Mr. Felix Amannachi, said the development of Nigeria cannot be carried out alone by the Federal Government, but rather, with support from state development associations.

Delta State at 25 Special Compendium of Honour to honour 100 Deltans who have contributed to the well-being of the state and impacted lives, will be unveiled on November 5.

Following prediction by the Lancet, experts at the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research, NIMR, have begun mapping of areas across the country that are likely to be most at risk to mosquitoes that spread the virus.

Delta Political Vanguard, a political support group of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, has empowered over 200 traders and artisans with cash running into millions of naira in Isele-Uku, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state.

It is no longer news that Nigerians are hungry, what is of interest at this point to every Nigerian is thinking clearly to survive till the next day. Before now, there was the problem of accessibility to essential food items, but now, in addition, there is the challenge of availability and affordability to contend with.

THE Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ, yesyerday, expressed concern that many fishermen and peasant farmers in Niger Delta region, especially Delta State, have deserted their long-established fishing and farming occupations because of the continuous pollution of their environment by multi-national oil companies, pipeline vandals and oil bunkerers.

ENUGU—MEMBERS of the National Complementary and Alternative Medical Association of Nigeria, NACAMA, have appealed to the Federal as well as state ministries of health, to include their members in the event of any outbreak of communicable diseases like cholera, gastro-entertis, lassa fever, etc in the country.

Awka—THE Nigerian Red Cross has commenced the evacuation of flood victims to the 28 Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camps in the eight local government areas of Anambra State affected by this year’s flood.

The prices of food stuffs in Imo State have continued to sower , with rice selling between N22,000 and N24,000.

Ijaw Youth Congress, IYC, has apologised to the Nigerian military for the casualties it recorded in the Niger Delta region in the course of the ongoing Operation Crocodile Smile.

ABA—Newly inaugurated Governing Council of the Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, has vowed to recover all looted funds and redirect them to the development needs of the institution.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has urged the Federal Government to give legal backing for the establishment of Peace Corps of Nigeria, PCN, saying such would go a long way in tackling the problems of insurgency, kidnapping and other crimes confronting Nigeria.

LAGOS—Three traders at Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos, have been arraigned by the police for allegedly breaking into a store in the market and stealing rolls of speaker wire valued at N16. 6 million, being the property of Ugo Ventures.

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested suspected leader of a kidnap syndicate alleged to be responsible for series of abductions in Lagos State and Asaba in Delta State.