I HAD to vacate my residence because of this flood issue. It was becoming more of a death trap living here because I had to wear rain boots in my sitting room, kitchen and everywhere in the house because of the flood. And this was very risky as the ground became slippery because of the water. I couldn’t continue living there for fear of being electrocuted. While I was living there, I used to pump water out of the house with machine. It is really devastating watching the house I built with hard earned resources while in active service before I retired being destroyed by flood.”

The campaigns for who succeeds the Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Professor Osayuki Oshodin, when his tenure expires in November 2014, is creating tension in the university. The situation has led to the trivialization of Oshodin’s health, following his trip to the United Kingdom for medical treatment on May 8, 2014.

RESIDENTS of Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, presently have every cause to be alarmed. This is because many parts of the metropolis have been taken over by refuse, prompting many to express fear that the situation may soon lead to an epidemic outbreak if urgent steps are not taken by the State Ministry of Environment to address it

At least 3, 500 residents, mostly youths, have so far benefited in the Lagos State Government-sponsored programme to help citizens acquire relevant skills for self employment.

These are uneasy times for the Whoba family of Umuode, Ihinna community in Ihitte Uboma Local Government Area of Imo state, following the alleged threat to their lives and a murder attempt on one of their own, Chima Ezeoha Whoba, by policemen attached to the Speaker of the Imo state House of Assembly, Benjamin Uwajumogu.