ABEOKUTA—Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 65-year-old man, Alosuposo Louis, a radio repairer, for allegedly raping two minors, aged 10 and eight years.

SAPELE—A man sustained injuries from a tear-gas canister fired by security operatives in Sapele yesterday, as residents staged another protest against epileptic power supply in the town, this time to the Ogorode Power Generation Plant.

NOLLYWOOD star, Osita Iheme, popularly called Pawpaw has finally floated his long awaited record label, Young Boss Records. And to show that he is ready to take over the music industry, the actor recently signed a mouth-watering recording deal with two young and talented artistes, Barrister Max and Charisma, who are currently dictating the pace on his fresh label.

Indian Acting High Commissioner, Mr Kaiser Alam has said that the trade volume between Nigeria and India stood at $12 billion in 2016.

The Association of Pro-Chancellors of Private Universities of Nigeria, APPUN, has called on the Federal Government to speedily put in place a policy for tariff exemptions for private universities.

Uyo—THE Village Head of Ikot Anta Eneng Obom in Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, Chief Emmanuel Umahaeyo, has been killed by two gunmen suspected to be hired assassins.

THE House of Representatives, yesterday, resolved to investigate all cases of unlawful arrest and detention of Nigerian citizens by the Department of State Services, DSS, as well as disobedience to court orders.

AFRO-pop queen,Yemi Alade, and renowned film maker, Fidelis Duker, are among the Nigerian entertainers who have frowned at the Federal Government’s decision to probe the shooting of the ongoing Big Brother Naija, BBN, reality TV show, in South Africa.

NOLLYWOOD actress, Angela Okorie, is indeed becoming more controversial than ever before. Last week, the mother of one took on the singer, Bobrisky, blasting him for developing the habit of applying make-up to attract attention from the social media community.

ABEOKUTA—There was pandemonium in Adigbe area, Abeokuta, Ogun State, yesterday morning, as a filing station, belonging to Rabeng Petroleum, went up in flames, killing two persons while seven others, including a seven-year-old boy, were critically injured.

The Police at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, yesterday disclosed that four members of the notorious kidnapping gang who abducted five students and three members of staff of the Turkish School, Isheri have been arrested and the sum of N1.2 million being part of the ransom collected, recovered from one of them.

ALL is still not well within the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State even after its victory in the November 26 governorship election. The hijacking of the soul of the party in the state by the Abuja cabals has reared it’s head again in the choice of who gets what in the incoming government of the governor elect, Rotimi Akeredolu SAN as well as federal appointments.

A detective with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Tosin Owobo, yesterday, narrated how Air Commodore Gbadebo Olugbenga, former Director of Finance and Budget of Nigerian Air Force, NAF, converted Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Emergency Funds to his personal use.

THE trial of a former governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, got underway, yesterday, before Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presenting its first witness, Ibrahim Andrew.

The literary world was again thrown into mourning following the news of the death of one of Nigeria’s renowned literary figures and authors of the world acclaimed novel, Second Class Citizen, Florence Onyebuchi “Buchi” Emecheta.