A Chieftain of Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, in Delta State, Chief Okiemute Oviri-Okwagbe, Wednesday, said that Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had killed power-shift in the state, a long time ago.

Justice E. S. Chukwu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, granted the request of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to evacuate for safe keeping the petroleum products recovered from 14 suspected oil thieves currently facing prosecution for charges bordering on conspiracy and oil bunkering.

A 93rd-minute header from Branislav Ivanovic gave Chelsea a stunning 2-1 victory over Benfica in the Europa League final on Wednesday as the London club claimed the trophy for the first time in heart-stopping fashion.

Branislav Ivanovic scored an injury time winner to give Chelsea a 2-1 victory over Benfica in the Europa League final in Amsterdam on Wednesday.

A FAMILY of three, a couple and their only daughter, narrowly escaped death, Tuesday night, when a communication mast pulled down by rainstorm landed on their house at Udoka Housing Estate in Awka, Anambra State.

MAKURDI — Elder statesman and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stalwart, Chief Abu King Shuluwa has described Tuesday’s declaration of state of emergency in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states by President Goodluck Jonathan as an exercise in futility.

Perturbed by a successful outing of members of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, during last Tuesday’s sensitisation campaign on the proposed June 8 sit-at-home exercise, security operatives appeared to have begun a manhunt and total clampdown on the movement, apparently in a bid to frustrate and stop the programme.

…Absolves worshippers from killing of Police, DSS officers
LAFIA— The Eggon Cultural and Development Association, ECDA, the umbrella body of all Eggon people in Nasararwa State has questioned the rationale behind the decision of both the police and the Nasararwa State government in sending a large contingent of security men to arrest the 76- year old chief priest of Ombatse, resulting to the killing of scores of police men and 10 other officials of the Department of State Service, DSS, at Alakyo, in Lafia, the state capital.

MEMBERS of the House of Representatives on a nationwide inspection tour of federal roads, Tuesday, mandated the Federal Ministry of Works to produce the road design for Owerri-Aba road or face legislative sanctions.

TELECOMMUNICATION giants MTN Nigeria are offering about 20 school kids between the ages of 15 and 18 scholarship opportunity of combining education and football career in its season three of MTN Football scholar tournament.