MEND dismisses FG’s amnesty
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) yesterday dismissed the Federal Government’s amnesty as lacking integrity, even as it nominated a team of mediators to negotiate with government over the disarmament programme.
Appeal Court to revisit ruling on Niger guber case
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The last may not have been heard over the controversies trailing the 2007 governorship election in Niger State, as an Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, agreed to re-constitute a five-man panel of Justices, to re-visit its earlier ruling, which had declared Governor Babangida Aliyu as the winner of that […]
Edo govt to prosecute street traders
Edo State government is to arrest and prosecute any person caught in the act of street trading within Benin metropolis.
Robbers invade Abakaliki
By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI — UP till Monday midnight in Abaklaiki, Ebonyi state, the Police tried to contain an armed robbery attack around Agwu Street, inside the capital city. The robbers held residents of the area hostage till morning of yesterday. The areas condoned-off by both the joint security patrol of the police and military, […]
Group hails removal of FNDIC president
THE Warri Ijaw Peace Monitoring Group (WIPMG) yesterday hailed the removal of Chief Bello Oboko as the President of the Federated Niger Delta Ijaw Communities(FNDIC) by the general assembly in Benin City last weekend, describing it as a sign of good things to come.
Ignore call for dissolution of SEC, A-Ibom PDP tells party’s NWC
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, Prince Uwem Etuk, has called on the national leadership of the party to ignore agitations for the dissolution of the state executive council of the party.
