CROSS WORD PUZZLE

• ACROSS

1. Gov. Bindo Jibrilla's state, (7). 5. Tool for cutting wood, (3). 7. Irritatingly silly, (5).

8. Recently made, (3).

9. Stop existing, (3).

11. Female sheep, (3).

12. Not mentioned, (6).

15. Costa Rica, abbr., (2).

18. Take deadly amount of drug, (2).

19. State in southern Mexico, (6). 23. One-horse carriage, (3).

24. Oh my God!, abbr., (3).

25. United States Senate, abbr., (3).

26. Rib in Gothic vault, (5).

27. Large flightless Australian bird, (3).

28. Ex-osun State Deputy Gov., (7)

• DOWN

1. PDP Presidential Flagbearer, (5. 2. APC National Chairman, (5). 3. Ghanaian former footballer, (5) 4. Skin pimple, (4).

5. Drain for waste, (5).

6. Liquid of rain and rivers, (5).

10. Natural way of using language, (5).

13. 13th letter of Greek alphabet, (2).

14. Give help to somebody, (3).

15. Somebody in charge of rowing boat, (3).

16. Ocean, abbr., (2).

17. LGA in Lagos State, (5).

18. Area on Lagos Mainland, (5). 20. Area in Ibadan, (5).

21. Africa's richest man, (5).

22. Leader of Niger Delta Vigilante, (5).

24. Capital city of Norway, (4).