Benin National Congress (BNC), a socio-cultural organization in Edo state, has appealed to Amnesty International and the Red Cross Society to urgently come to the aid of hundreds of Nigerians facing execution in Libya and Morocco .

THE Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited (WRPC), Ekpan, Delta State, may be dragged to court for alleged failure to comply with the contractual agreement it entered into with Afrogus Limited on disposal of 500 metric tones of scraps.

Multinational pharmaceutical company, Pfizer Specialties Nigeria Limited, has restated its support towards better management of cardiovascular diseases in the country.

In a statement signed by the Country Manager, Dr. Enricco Liggeri, the company pledged to team up with the Nigerian medical professionals, the media and other stakeholders to ensure that cardiovascular health is given its [...]

By Dennis Agbo

ABAKALIKI- A thirty year old father of one child, Mr. Clement Nwode has been reported shot by soldiers in Abakaliki, alleging that he (Nwode) was among the militants involved in the war between Ezza/Ezillo communities. Soldiers have been keeping guard in the communities since May 2008, when the clashed broke-out between the [...]

By Demola Akinyemi

Ilorin – Tension, yesterday, enveloped Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, as the governing council announced the expulsion of 212 students who were found guilty of alleged involvement in examination  malpractices in the last first semester examination while 139 others were asked to rewrite the examination in the 2009/2010 academic session.

Already, fully [...]

By  Ise-Oluwa Ige

Abuja – National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh, yesterday said that the violence in Niger Delta region of the country would not stop in spite the on-going implementation of President Umaru Yar’Adua’s N50billion amnesty package.

Umeh who said that the crisis in the region was a [...]

By Tony Edike

Enugu – THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives in Enugu have arrested two suspected kidnappers and fraudsters, who demanded a ransom of N6million from the Chairman of Nkanu East Local Government Area, Mr. Ejike Ani to forestall his abduction and elimination for seeking second term in office.

The suspects, [...]

By Henry Umoru

Abuja – WORRIED by the lingering crisis in the Plateau State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), elders and members of the party in the state, yesterday, urged the party National Working Committee (NWC) to revisit the issues that led to the dissolution of the elected Executive Committees if there [...]

The Ijaw Monitoring Group (IMG) has cautioned the Niger Delta militant leaders on what it called their reckless media war over the amnesty issue.