By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO — Alhaji  Muhammad Abacha, eldest son of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, has expressed optimism that amnesty granted to militants in the creeks of Niger Delta region will guarantee lasting peace. Abacha, who commended the positive response of the militant leaders, explained that such demonstration of respect for […]

THE Delta North Local Government Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba has nullified the election of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) councillor representing Ward 7 in Aniocha North local government council, Mr. Okonji Ojelukwuelim, on the ground that he did not possess the minimum academic qualification.

30 years old SOBOMA JACKRICH aka Egberipapa, was a former militant Commander in the Kalabari axis of Rivers State. He was picked up by the Joint Task Force precisely on December 28 last year at the palace of the traditional ruler of Kalabari Kingdom in Buguma, where he had gone for a peace talk with the monarch.

By Dayo Benson, Political Editor IF there was something Professor Maurice Iwu succeeded in doing Tuesday when he appeared before the Senate hearing on constitution review, it was to impress it upon the lawmakers not to tinker with the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC. This, he did to the point of conviction, but it remains […]

One essential too of any legal practitioner who wants to be effective in advocacy is the law report. This is a publication of decided cases of superior courts to guide the judges in their decision of similar cases. Before the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi revolutionised the law reporting in Nigeria with his highly successful Nigeria […]

JOHN Egbokhan walked up to me and said, “sir, what are you going to write this week? People are still expecting your analysis on the Nigeria- Mozambique match in Abuja.”
I told John that I have also received text messages asking for my analysis on the match, three of them from ex internationals.

BARELY a week after the wife of a transport magnet, operators of Agofure Motors, was kidnapped at Agbarho, along with her driver, another kidnapping has occurred.

By Donu Kogbara LAST week, Chief E.K. Clarke, the veteran champion of Niger Deltan rights and a zonal leader I regard as a close friend and father figure, was kind enough to invite me to his residence to attend a reception he was hosting for Ateke Tom, the famous militant commander and founder of the […]

FORMER governorship aspirant in Delta State, Mr. Sunny Onuesoke, has decried the indiscriminate dredging of lands and urged Delta State government to setup a monitoring agency to check the activities of dredgers.

THE member representing Ughelli North local government area constituency 1 in Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Friday Onodjae, has donated at least five notebooks each to pupils of all the 33 public primary schools and some selected private primary schools in the constituency.