Ex-militants of the Niger Delta Liberation Force, NDLF, of the late John Togo, yesterday, surrendered their arms to Delta State Government with a promise never to return to criminality.

Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, has said that the state will reduce the workforce of the state-owned Niger Delta University, Amassoma.

DELTA State Government, yesterday, said there was no truth in the additional affidavit filed by Economic and Financial Cries Commission, EFCC, legal team to the effect that if the $15 million was eventually refunded to the state, it would find its way to the private pockets of the former governor, Chief James Ibori, presently serving jail sentence abroad.

NIGER Delta activist, Mr Paul Bebenimibo, yesterday, lamented that the ministers appointed from the region by President Goodluck Jonathan, were not truthful to the President as regards developmental projects in the area.

House of Representatives, yesterday, suspended debate on President Goodluck Jonathan’s request for the approval of a supplementary budget of N161 billion for 2012.