They accused the management of PPMC, who owns the black oil of contracting the services of Clean Nigeria Associate (CAN) who they alleged are hurriedly recovering the spilled oil without first containing the spread and ascertaining the extent of impact and finally undertaking a comprehensive JIV as demanded by the law governing oil spill management in the country.

Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State, Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Anayo Nnebe and other officials of the State government are expected to grace a summit on armed robbery and kidnaping slated for the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) tomorrow.

By Ise-Oluwa Ige

ABUJA— Henceforth, serving judges indicted by the National Judicial Council (NJC) of corruption will not only be sacked from the bench but shall be handed over to either the EFCC or the ICPC for investigation and prosecution, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, yesterday, disclosed.

By Anayo Okoli

Umuahia—THE Abia state House of Assembly yesterday completed the screening of the Commissioner nominees sent to them by Governor Theodore Orji.

By Ola Ajayi

IBADAN—THE former Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Oyo State, Alhaji Lateef Akinsola a.k.a Tokyo and some of his loyalists were yesterday arraigned in an Ibadan Magistrate Court on a six count charge of murder and felony.

By Kolade Larewaju

ABEOKUTA – THE Chairman of the Elders Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Chief Sule Onabiyi yesterday lamented that some new entrants who have become puppets in the hands of some leaders were the cause of the crisis within the party in the state.

By Henry Umoru

ABUJA — MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory Administration(FCTA), Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero said yesterday that the administration has concluded arrangements to increase all levies and charges payable for land acquisition and processing in the nation’s capital, Abuja.