THE Niger Delta Liberation Force, NDLF, led by wanted “General” John Togo, yesterday, threatened to call off its temporary ceasefire in the next seven days following the Federal Government’s refusal to convene a post-amnesty conference for aggrieved militants to ventilate their annoyance.

Providence, yesterday, averted what could have been tragic death of some road users, when one of the ailing bridges on the Etegwe-Tombia-Amassoma Road built some five decades ago collapsed.

THE Nigerian Navy, NNS Delta, Warri, is currently investigating 14 personnel of the Nigerian Navy Ship for their involvement following the arrest of five civilian suspects nabbed for allegedly vandalizing oil-laden vessels in custody of the Navy.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, dissociated his administration from state governments that have adopted the policy of “no voters’ card no salary.”

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that nothing would make it consider any other person to fly its gubernatorial flag in Akwa Ibom State, saying the incumbent governor of the state, Godswil Akpabio, remained its candidate.

A 45-year-old bus conductor was, yesterday, in Lagos, arraigned for allegedly having unlawful canal knowledge of a 35-year-old woman.

WORKERS in the public service have issued a 21-day ultimatum to state governors to enter into negotiation with their Joint Negotiating Council, JNC, with a view to arriving at an acceptable bench mark of salary parity between the Federal and state governments, to avoid industrial unrest across the states.

THERE was panic in the Nigerian maritime industry, yesterday, following a threat by the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND , to attack tank farms and other port facilities in the Lagos ports area.

EXCEPT the National Assembly amends, for the third time, the 2010 Electoral Act, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, may de-register about 40 political parties including Prof. Wole Soyinka’s newly registered Democratic Front for Peoples Federation, DFPF, over poor electoral performance.

Traders in Aba, Abia State, yesterday complained about the directive to close their markets for a political rally by Governor Theodore Orji.

A legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola, has condemned commercialization of public health service delivery, calling on the Federal Government to consider the downward review of fees charged by its hospitals.

There was a bomb scare last night at the the Abuja Students’ Hostels of the University of Jos following the arrest of two young men around the hostel.

FOLLOWING the strike embarked upon by doctors in Oyo State, the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, governorship candidate, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has condemned alleged indifference of the State Governor, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala to the complaints of the health workers.

CONGRESS for Progressive Change, CPC, appeared divided, yesterday, over its botched alliance talks with the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN.

THE governorship candidate of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, in Ebonyi State, Ambassador Frank Nchita Ogbuewu, has indicted Governor Martin Elechi of allegedly disallowing him use of Abakaliki Township Stadium for flag off of his campaign scheduled for February 5.