ANIBEZE—RESIDENTS of Anibeze, an agrarian and fishing settlement in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have raised an alarm over the damage wreaked on the community by erosion, especially since Setraco, one of the construction companies handling the East-West Road, started mining sand in the village, about six years ago. Located along the bank of the Forcados River, a tributary of the River Niger, less than four kilometres from the East-West Road that straddles the states of the South-South from the Bayelsa axis, close to the border with Delta state.

THE deaths in a remote community of Irele in Irele local government area of Ondo State were attributed to the action of six boys who broke into the shrine of Molokun, the deity of the people and desecrated it by stealing artifacts and sacred objects.

Fuel tankers are among the most dangerous vehicles on the road, carrying loads that make them vulnerable to rolling over and bursting into flames.

Adetutu’s domestic abuse story started like so many others with occasional violent attacks which she ignored in the interest of the family. But over time, the beating became so severe that she could no longer bear it.

He was obviously grief-stricken as he narrated the circumstances under which his wife and mother of his three children died. Indeed Segun Adesanya was initially reluctant to grant an interview before he was compelled by circumstance to do so.

According to Okeke: “Governor Fashola paid a visit to the site two days after the incident and promised to rebuild the plaza with consideration to the initial occupants of the burnt shops first before others after completion. Two weeks after his visit, the plaza was cordoned off by a private developer without any physical works or construction going on

UMUAHIA—A $300 million (about N60 billion) Aba Mega Mall is now being built by Greenfield Assets Limited- indigenous developers, which engaged Nigerian engineers in all aspects of the job. President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, Ademola Olorunfemi who inspected the project commended the quality of work, saying that Nigerian were capable of handling any type of engineering work if given the opportunity.

AWKA—THE people of Ifite Nteje in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State are threatening a showdown with members of the community’s land management committee set up in the wake of land dispute between Nteje and Umunya/Nkwelle, both in the same local government.

A 71-year-old returnee from abroad, identified as Pa Gabriel Ogundipe, is believed to be among those slain when about 50 armed robbers attacked four banks in Owo, Ondo State, penultimate Friday.

Asagba of Asaba, Obi (Prof.) Chike Edozien including other prominent Deltans have praised Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State for the commissioning of a N3.5billion 120 metre-long six span flyover bridge in Asaba, the State Capital.