Idowu Bankole

Palpable fear has again crept into Eku community , Ethiope East local government area, Delta state following the act of unknown gunmen who opened fire on a youth and his girl friend on Sunday.

Reports say over 35 people have been burnt to death at an illegal oil refining site in Rivers State.

Gov. Alex Otti has declared that the era of sharing Abia money to few individuals instead of using it to develop the state, should be considered over.

In a stunning turn of events, the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Nasarawa state, on Monday, validated the victory of Mr. David Ombugadu as the duly elected Governor of the state.

Orgasnised Labour last night suspended its planned nationwide strike for one month following an agreement with the Federal Government. Though details of the Memorandum of Understanding suspending the strike, were sketchy at the time of this report, the agreement, Vanguard gathered, was reached very late at night.

Ebonyi State Police Command, yesterday, said members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB/Eastern Security Network, ESN, burnt down three commuter buses, four motorcycles and one tricycle at Ezzamgbo Junction in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state.

Fear has gripped Eku Community, in Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, following some gunmen who opened fire on a youth and his girlfriend, on Sunday.

A 56-year-old carpenter, Babatunde Oluwasola, and a trader, Dada Fowowe, have been arrested for trafficking a 15-year-old girl and two others to Libya for prostitution.

Residents of Du Community in the Kwall District, Rigwe Chiefdom, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, have been thrown into mourning as armed men, Sunday night, killed eight persons in the community.

It has been celebration galore for the 22-year-old Ilebaye Odiniya, after she was announced, Sunday night, as the winner of the much-talked-about BBNaija 'AllStars' season, with many celebrities doffing their caps for her, saying 'nobody should be underestimated'.