AFTER over a decade of bloodshed and volatility in the Niger-Delta by militants agitating for development by the Federal Government, the European Union, EU, and Search for Common Ground, SFCG, a non-governmental organization, in collaboration with the Niger-Delta Professionals in Development, NIPRODEV, have launched an 18-month programme to reintegrate ex-militants in the seven Niger-Delta communities.

Afenifere chieftain, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, describes as irresponsible the statement credited to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, that the Yoruba group’s support for Governor Olusegun Mimiko’s second term bid on the platform of Labour Party (LP) is because the leaders are out to collect crumbs from the governor’s table.

The Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria(AFN), Navy Captain Omatseye Nesiama has proposed an actionable programme, which he insists would propel the country to glory at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

*House of Reps committee summons minister, contractor
CONTROVERSY has erupted in the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Abuja, over the N1.1 billion paid to a contractor for the supply of a dive support sea-going vessel to the Federal Government-owned Petroleum Training Institute, PTI, Effurun, near Warri, Delta State.

Barrister Nwabufo Richard Obienu was a Vice Chairman of the defunct Nigeria Football Association (NFA). In this interview, narrated how he rose from grass to grace. He also spoke about his experiences and the problems he faced as an administrator as well as his sojourn into the NFA board where he rose to become the Vice Chairman. Excerpts: