COMMITTEE for Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, has urged the Joint Task Force, JTF, on the Niger Delta to halt all forms of extra-judicial killings of unarmed and former militants in the region in its bid to fish out militant leader, John Togo and his men.

CHAIRMAN, Amnesty Phase II, Delta State, Mr Kingsley Muturu, has appealed to the Delta State Commissioner of Police to release a frontline member of the group, Miebi Perede, describing the murder charges levelled against him as false.

Four political parties and their gubernatorial candidates, including, All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA; Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN; Action Alliance, AA and African Political System, APS, have approached the Rivers State Election Petitions Tribunal, seeking the nullification of the election of Governor Chibuike Amaechi.

IN November 2004, during the mayhem at which parts of Anambra State were burnt down, it was difficult for me to believe that people from Anambra could inflict such violence on their State.

The Federal Government has reiterated its preparedness to take adequate measures to prevent any disaster posed by the threat of eruption of Lake Nyos in Cameroon.

The Vice Chancellor, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, Prof. Aize Obayan, said the institution would break the jinx of poor ranking of Nigerian universities and be among the world’s best

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has advocated the establishment of a single university that would operate a collegiate system for the South-West states.

COMMITTEE for Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, in Delta State, has called on Federal and State Governments to peg house rents in the country through their respective ministries/parasatals as the present cost is excruciating on the common man.

Mr. Chukwunwike Oguejiofor Orafu graduated from University of Port Harcourt with a second class upper division. He read accounting. He was the best graduating student in his department and faculty. Soon after getting his call up letter to the National Youth Service Corps scheme, he proceeded to Kano State where he was deployed.

Traders at the Egbelu community market in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers have appealed to the state government to reconstruct the four-km road linking it with other parts of the state.

AS Cote d’Ivoire’s elected President, Mr Alassan Quattara was, yesterday, sworn-in, the government and people of France, in appreciation of Nigeria’s leadership role in the Africa region and restoration of democratic governance in Cote d’Ivoire has pledged to support Nigeria in her bid for a permanent seat of the United Nation, UN, Security Council.

Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State provides some insight into the deal President Goodluck Jonathan had with governors of the South-East geo-political zone ahead of the April polls vis-a-vis the raging controversy over zoning. Obi also speaks, in this interview, on issues relating to the polls, his administration and the Anambra polity.

THE joint meeting of South-East political leaders, governors, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and traditional rulers from the zone, slated for Wednesday in Enugu, is expected to articulate a list of demands that would be formally presented to President Goodluck Jonathan and the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Chief Obadiah Ando, Minister of Water Resources, a down-to-earth and contained man, in this interview, was prudent and frank with words. He relayed all that transpired in Taraba State during the April polls and why he cannot be robed in the toga of anti-party activities as conjured by some people. He believes Nigerians are yet to see the real humane President Goodluck Jonathan. He made us understand that his loyalty to Mr. President is too strong for him to even think of any form of betrayal.

Even before the inauguration on Sunday May 29, 2011, the zoning palaver in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, specifically the speakership which has been zoned to the least supportive South West geo-political zone, is turning out to be a very tricky but dangerous political game. What are the tricks and the dangers?