Court sentences four to death over kidnapping in Edo
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY — An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City has sentenced three men and a woman to death by hanging for kidnapping and membership of a secret cult. The judgment, delivered by Justice T. A. Momodu on Tuesday after more than three hours, followed an 11-count charge against the […]
Ondo: INEC clears Mimiko, Akeredolu, Oke, 9 others
THE Inde-pendent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ondo State, yesterday, cleared candidates of 12 political parties and their deputies to contest the October 20 governorship election in the state.
Jigawa flood victims get N9m relief materials
Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State has distributed food items and relief materials worth N9 million to victims of the recent flood disaster in the council.
Cleric escapes suspected assassins bullets in Owerri
The principal of Holy Ghost College, Owerri, Rev. Fr. Cyprian Ogu, narrowly escaped death when gunmen suspected to be assassins, stormed his residence in the institution and fired several shots into his bedroom.
Sacked council boss drags Bayelsa gov, Speaker to court
One of the five ousted Bayelsa State local government area chairmen, Chief Timipa Orunimighe, has instituted a N100 million suit before a Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa, challenging his purported removal from office.
NEMA attributes ocean surge to nature
After a week of rescue efforts and assessment of the impact of the devastating Atlantic Ocean surge at the coastline of Lagos State, a team from the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, concluded its assignment with a report indicating that the causes of the surge were natural disaster, while human-casualty was man-made.
