IJAW youth leaders in the Niger-Delta, under the auspices of the Ijaw Youths Leadership Forum (IYLF) , weekend, said militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, was fighting the cause of Ijaw people and ruled out the possibility of his surrendering arms when the federal government has not commenced feasible development of the coastal communities.

*I’m not on the run, says Akingbola By  Innocent Anaba LAGOS – A Federal High Court, Lagos, will today rule on the bail applications of Mrs Cecilia Ibru, former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Oceanic Bank Plc; her counterparts in Afribank Plc and Union Bank of Nigeria Plc-Mr. Sebastian Adigwe   and Mr. Bartholomew […]

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 […]