AGAINST the background of recent threat by MEND of possible resurgence of militant action, former militant leader “General” Alex Amasomo, has warned the Federal Government against alleged continued discrimination against him and some other generals in the implementation of the amnesty programme.

GOVERNOR Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State has called for a common operational standard among oil companies, noting that this would help protect the environment.

HE was born a male child on March 5, 2000, but without a normal male organ. Ever since, his parents, Mr and Mrs Ejike Celestine Ekezie from Abia State, have been crestfallen.

The protracted battle for the tickets for Anambra State senatorial seats for April poll, which had torn the PDP into further factions, has finally been resolved, with the release of the final list of candidates by the Independent National Electoral Comission, INEC.

In a bid to reduce the clearance time of imported containerized goods into the country through the Apapa Port, Lagos, the Customs Area Controller, CAC, of Apapa Area1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Alhaji Idris Suleiman, has said that the pre-scanning of all containers through that port would commence next week.

Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) resumed, Monday, on a bullish note, as the value of listed equities, represented by the Market capitalisation, appreciated by N56.32 billion.

The Federal Government, Tuesday, sacked the acting Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, Professor Uriah Angulu, from office.

A Pastor, Henry King, 41, yesterday, appeared before a Kasuwar-Nama Upper Area Court, Jos, for allegedly intimidating his neighbour, Mr Ebele Okoyi.

Police in Abuja, have arraigned one Ifeanyi Nnamadi, 23, and Obinna Idili, 19, both of Wuse 11, Abuja, before an Abuja Magistrates’ Court for stabbing one Kelvin Moran, while robbing him.

In furtherance of the trade relationship between Nigeria and China, the Export-Import Bank of China (China EximBank) has granted a N4.5 billion ($30 million) trade finance facility to a Nigerian bank, Access Bank Plc.