ABUJA—SPECIALAdviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta Matters and Chairman of Amnesty Office, Mr Kingsley Kuku, yesterday, told the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions, that they should prevail on the President to include Itsekiri militants that were exempted from the Amnesty Programme.

Federal Government has reviewed road projects and remunerations paid road consultants in the country, with a view to prioritising projects and saving money.

As part of efforts to restore the country’s industrial sector to its glorious days, the Federal Government has concluded plans to train one million youths through the National Industrial Revolution Plan, NIRP, to create employment, wealth and reduce poverty.

NO fewer than 15 persons lost their lives in various fire incidents in Delta State, while property worth over N12 billion was rescued, state Commissioner for Special Duties, Dr. Tony Nwaka, has said.

Spokesman of the Labour Party in Plateau State, Mr. Sylvanus Namang, has described as unfortunate the strained relationship between journalists and the state government blaming it on what he called “fundamental parochialism” of the administration, saying the state government “cannot win the war.”

Benue and Borno states have expressed alarm over the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the areas put at 616,396. Benue State Government made this known as the Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, Dr. Mathias Oyigeya, asked the Federal Government to establish more hospitals to handle the issue in the state, while Borno State blamed the high incidence of the disease on the past administrations’ lack of interest in combating its spread.

In line with the efforts of the Lagos State Government to bring sanity to the environment, the Amuwo-Odifin Local Government Councilhas begun moves to ensure that Festival Town popularly called FESTAC, where the council secretariat is located, is given a face-lift.

It’s natural that I’m going to be partial in the sense that it has to do with my brother and obviously when I see that someone was trying to put my brother in a corner or in a nasty position obviously I will react naturally.

A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, yesterday, granted bail to 13 senior civil servants charged to court by the Bayelsa State Government in connection with the bloated wage bill of the state.

FRESH crisis is brewing in the Niger Delta, as over 200 ex-militants in the region, who earlier accepted the amnesty granted by the Federal Government, have condemned the alleged non-inclusion of many of them in the amnesty training programme.