IN what appears to be a turn around, the Federal Government may have acquiesced to the submissions of stakeholders who made presentations at the public hearing on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), agreeing to some modifications.

Edo Leadership Forum (ELF), a socio-cultural group of Benin professionals abroad, has appealed to the Federal Government to ensure transparency in the on-going process to appoint a substantive Vice-Chancellor for the University of Benin (UNIBEN).

Edo State Action Committee on Aids (SACA) weekend raised an alarm that the spread of the dreaded HIV/AIDS in the state has increased from 4.3 to 5.2%.

THE Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Engr. Huissaini Labo, has assured that the Federal Government was leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the proposed generation of 6,000 mega watts of electricity by the end of this year was attained.

THE management of the Central Bank (CBN) is considering three options to recapitalise the country’s five troubled banks.

The group said the the Willink Commission, under the colonial government, to the most recent report of the Niger-Delta Technical Committee, led by Mr. Ledum Mitee, made it clear that a special Niger-Delta Development Board should be set up with particular reference to its bad terrains, but observed that the government created the Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Ministry of Niger-Delta to hoodwink the people, as they were not serving the intended purpose of developing the peculiar terrains.

By Chris Ochayi ABUJA -The Parents Consultative Association of Nigerian Universities (PCANU) has pleaded with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government to shelve their differences and return to the renegotiation table with a view to ending the protracted industrial action in the interest of the nation. President of PCANU, […]

ONITSHA – Some members of the All Progressive Grand Alliance(APGA) led by a governorship aspirant, Emeka Etiaba weekend, defected to the Progressive Peoples Alliance(PPA). The APGA members, numbering about 19,783, who thronged the St. Andrew Anglican Communion, Nnewi, venue of the event on Saturday for their formal declaration alongside their governorship aspirant, said their decision […]

By Isiaka Oyibo LOKOJA – THE peaceful atmosphere of Seriki-Noma community in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital was yesterday punctured as they woke up to behold the lifeless body of a 24- year-old man dangling from  a tree in the area. The bizarre incident, it was learnt, occurred at about 12p.m. on Saturday night  when […]

By Emmanuel Aziken Abuja – The Senate may have buckled to public pressure and is to adopt the report of the Justice Mohammed Uwais Committee on electoral reform as a major working tool for its review of the 1999 constitution, Senate sources disclosed, weekend. Justice Uwais (rtd.) who chaired the electoral reform committee constituted by […]

AS Nigerians come to terms with the reality of the shameful outing of the Green Eagles, against Tunisia in their World Cup qualifier, which has put all hopes of qualifying for the World Cup in jeopardy, one of the actors, Seyi Olofinjana, said that the players deserved to be stoned by angry Nigerians.

EXCEPT the Federal Government takes urgent and bold steps, its amnesty programme for militants may break down, following an intensive power play between the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) and a number of its former leaders who have dumped the group to embrace the government’s olive branch.

By  Patience Saghana LAGOS – The last is yet to be heard about the wave of unethical business practices in the insurance industry as a broker identified as UTIB Insurance Brokers Limited allegedly withheld N314 million premium paid by an insured. However, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has placed the broker on six months suspension. […]

GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State; Minister of Defence and chairman of the Presidential Committee on Amnesty, Brigadier-General Godwin Abbe (rtd.); coordinator of the Presidential Committee on Disarmament, Air Vice Marshall (AVM) Lucky Ararile held a top-secret meeting, yesterday, with militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, in Oporoza, the headquarters of Gbaramatu kingdom.

ONE of the remorseful Niger-Delta militant leaders, John Togo, has said the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) “cooked up” the charge that the Federal Government gave N2 billion to its former commander, Ebikabowei Victor Ben, alias Boyloaf, to settle the militants he brought to Abuja to accept amnesty in order to incite repentant militants against Boyloaf.