CHAIRMAN of 13 former Generals/Commanders of MEND Forum, Mr Josiah Oyakoghan (aka Oyimi), yesterday, decried their neglect and outright exclusion from the amnesty programme.

ACTIVITIES at the University of Benin, UNIBEN, and the Benin-Lagos Road were crippled for several hours yesterday, as thousands of Bini youths protested what they described as the “diabolic” inclusion of the University on the list of universities to receive Visitation Panel by the Federal Ministry of Education.

ARMED robbers, yesterday, opened fire on one Salihu Sani and Abdul Mu Miminu, dispossessing them of N2 million cash. The incident came on the heels of Monday’s attack on the president of Ijaw National Congress, Dr Atuboyedia Obianime at Choba Roundabout in the state.

Osun state Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola has declared that corruption alone accounted for seventy percent of the total annual budget in the country.

Tripoli – A senior aide to Muammar Gaddafi’s influential son Saif has resigned. He is the latest top official to walk out after the Libyan leader vowed to crush a revolt that threatens his four-decade rule.

Efon (Ekiti State) – The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said that his administration is committed to bringing development to the grassroots by creating new local council development areas.

Sokoto – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stressed the need for Nigerians to be united in spite of their cultural , religious and ethnic differences.