Flood kills over 150 in Niger State

Abuja (AFP) – Search teams fanned out Saturday from the epicentre of deadly flash flooding in Nigeria, the Red Cross said, as the death toll from heavy rains in the north-central market town of Mokwa topped 150. The sharp rise in the toll came as bodies were recovered nearly 10 kilometres (six miles) from the…

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Court jails Internet fraudster from Cross River State

UYO (CONVERSEER) – Justice Maurine Adaobi of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo has convicted and sentenced Elijah Okwa Etenrulimre from Cross River State to three months imprisonment for offences bordering on criminal impersonation on the cyberspace. Etenrulimere was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate, on Thursday, 29th…

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