NYSC member commits suicide over girlfriend

The body of a 26-year-old National Youth Service Corp, NYSC, member, identified as Ernest, was, Wednesday, recovered from his one room apartment after he reportedly took a poisonous substance.

Reports indicated that the young man, who was in love with a fellow NYSC member, Chioma Okewuru, went berserk when the girl came back from her village over the weekend with a ring from a man she had promised to marry.

Ernest, who is from Edo State and a graduate of the University of Benin, was posted to Cross River State in October, where he met and fell in love with Chioma, and both were serving in Redemption Secondary School, Ofombogha 1 in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross Rivers State.

2015 elections: Fayose urges youths to be agents of change

Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State on Monday said the Nigerian youths must  see themselves as the vehicle of change needed by the nation, especially during the 2015 general elections.

Fayose made the call during the closing-ceremony of 2014 Batch 'C' corps members held at the state permanent orientation camp, Ise-Ekiti, in Ise/Orun Local Government Area of the state.

The governor, who was represented by his wife, Mrs Feyisetan Fayose, said the 2015 general elections were so crucial to the nation and that everything must be done for its successful conduct.