ABUJA — THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said it expects to resume production at both the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company and the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company by the second week of October, with the near completion of repair works on the Chanomi Crude Pipeline.

By Dennis Agbo

ABAKALIKI – Whether an Abakaliki Magistrate court will hear a robbery charge preferred against two suspects from Izzi area of Ebonyi, or not, caused a stir yesterday,  with the Magistrate, Mr. Samuel Okorogo, over ruling the State Attorney-General, Mr. Jossy Eze.

The two suspects, Obinna Nwuda and Ifeanyi Nwibo of Opeffia Ngbalukwu [...]

AS the political tempo in Delta state increases ahead of the 2011 general elections, the member representing Burutu constituency in the state House of Assembly, Funkekeme Solomon, has reaffirmed his determination to mobilize both human and material resources to ensure the return of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan as governor.

OVER 250 militants from Egbema kingdom in Warri North local government area of Delta State yesterday in Koko, headquarters of the council, turned in 71assorted guns, dynamite and explosives in acceptance of the Federal Government’s amnesty to beat the October 4 deadline.

Christian leaders in the Niger Delta have condemned what they described as “the continued neglect, denial, under-development and injustice against the region”.

Rivers State House of Assembly yesterday cleared six commissioner nominees.
Four of them were members of the state executive council that was dissolved by Governor Rotimi Amaechi recently.

By Anayo Okoli

Umuahia—THE Abia State Local Government Elections Appeal Panel sitting in Umuahia, yesterday upheld the appeal of the Chairman of Aba South Local Government Area, Chief Okezie Erondu over the nullification of his election by the State Election Tribunal.

The tribunal had nullified Chief Erondu’s election, following the petition filed by Action Congress [...]

By Henry Umoru

ABUJA— THE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero yesterday threatened, Dantata and Sawoe, the construction firm handling the expansion of Kubwa and Airport roads of the nation’s Capital city with revocation of contract over what he described as slow pace of work.

Aliero who attributed the [...]

By Tordue Salem

ABUJA—Senator Caleb Zagi yesterday called for more funding for security agencies in the Country to enable them battle crime more effectively.

The Lawmaker from Kaduna State, also tasked the Executive on the creation of more jobs for the jobless who are prone to crime, through  a deliberate revival of moribund industries across [...]

THE ward congress of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Anambra State for the election of the party’s gubernatorial candidate in the state for the 2010 elections was marred, yesterday, by violence with supporters of rival governorship aspirants engaging one another in physical combat.

By Anayo Okoli

Umuahia – FOUR suspected kidnappers,  were on Sunday killed by a combined team of Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) Port-Harcourt, River state and officers of the Abia state Police Command. The suspected kidnappers had earlier killed one of their victims.

The gang of four dare devil kidnappers, were said to have terrorizsed residents [...]

MEMBER representing the Warri Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr. Daniel Reyenieju, has warned non-Itsekiri living in Itsekirilands to specifically note Itsekiri sensibilities on matters that affect Itsekiri traditions and cultures, particularly the Oluship.