YOUTHS under the auspices of Tebu-Biri Youth Forum, Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government area of Delta State, have threatened to disrupt the operations of the multi-billion dollar Escravos Gas-to-Liquid, EGTL, project over alleged denial of jobs by Egbema-Gbaramatu Development Council.

FOLLOWING the latest electrocution accident in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, the Initiative for Better Power Supply, IBPS, a non-governmental organisation, is to propose a bill to the National Assembly making it an offence punishable with a five-year jail term for anybody building under power lines.

Following the 44-man list released by Super Eagles coach Lars Lagerback ahead the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, former Rangers Technical Adviser, Christian Chukwu has urged Nigerians to support his(Largerback) move in building a solid team before the competition in June .

Despite public outcry and condemnation of the continued multiplicity of checkpoints along the Mile2 – Seme Expressway, the practice has continued. This is against the protocol of free movement of goods and services of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to which Nigeria is a signatory. The development, according to diplomatic sources, is causing Nigeria immeasurable level of embarrassment.

According to the last official Nigerian census in 2006, women comprised almost half of the then 140 million
populace at 68.3 million.