Lagos—A 32-year-old carpenter, Francis Humbe, who allegedly stole cables valued N250,000 from a construction company at Eko Atlantic City, was, yesterday, arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, Lagos.

EKPENE IBIABONG—THE economic slump is taking its toll on residents, particularly children, who appear half-starved at the rustic Ekpene Ibiabong community, Odukpani Local Government Area, Cross River state, investigations by NDV has revealed. Most of the children sighted by NDV looked underfed with protruding tummies, white eyes and red hair, as if they are suffering Kwashiorkor.

OWA OYIBU—TRADITIONAL rulers and politicians of Anioma nation in Delta State have resolved to support the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to enhance the existing bond of love and peaceful co-existence among the ethnic groups in the state to actualize the vision of the founding fathers.

Stray dogs had a field day feasting on some of the meals and edible items, except for the can and bottle drinks, which the lunatics took away to cool their thirst, leaving behind the baskets and plates for street sweepers to clean up the next day.

UKANA—UKANA Ikot Ntuen, Ukana Ikot Okut Etim and Ukan Onuk host communities to the Federal Polytechnic, Ukana, Essien Udum Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, have advised hooligans destroying and looting the property of the institution to desist from the act, vowing to deal decisively with anyone caught.

WEEKS after it wrote off the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, umbrella body of monarchs, leaders and stakeholders of the coastal states of Niger Delta, the Presidency has constituted a fact-finding team, headed by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, to traverse the beleaguered area and obtain first-hand information from the people on the problems and reasons for the frequent conflicts between the region and government.

One Leonard Mba, who allegedly killed his brother, Cletus Mba, in Onicha village, Enugu-Ezike community, in Igboeze North of Enugu State, over a yet to be established issue, has been arrested by the police.

ABAKALIKI—A health attendant with a private hospital (name withheld) in Abakaliki metropolis, in Ebonyi State, Mrs. Nnenna Usulor, allegedly committed suicide in the hospital, yesterday.

MAKURDI—A pastor with Foundation Faith Church and a Professor of Aquatic Pollution in the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Professor Gabriel Okayi, was, yesterday, reportedly killed by gunmen in Makurdi, Benue State capital.

MAKURDI—A 15-year-old Senior Secondary 2 student of College of Education Demonstration Secondary School, Katsina-Ala in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State (names withheld) was gang-raped comatose by suspected cultists.