The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, yesterday, said its investigations revealed that eight persons that were killed by a joint team of the Nigerian Army and operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, at an uncompleted building situated at the Apo District of the Federal Capital Territory on September 20, 2013, were not members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect as was alleged by security agencies.

The Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organization has raised an alarm over alleged plans by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State to cause mayhem and unleash violence on the people of the state.

Labour party governorship candidate in the June 21 election in Ekiti State, Mr Opeyemi Bamidele has vowed not to collect salaries and emoluments throughout his four-year tenure, if elected.

ABUJA—WITH clear unanimity, delegates, yesterday, decried the increasing rate of insecurity and corruption in the country, noting that unless these two problems were adequately tackled, the country’s search for peace might remain elusive.

ABEOKUTA—Ogun State Government has released N1.5 billion for the payment of gratuities to pensioners and severance package of former political office holders.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) technical committee will meet on April 26 in Abuja to deliberate on the country’s plans for the World Cup in Brazil.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has warned quoted companies that are yet to file in their financial statements ended December 31, 2013 to do so within the next one month or face appropriate sanctions.

GRADUATES in the Niger Delta region, under the auspices of Graduates Association of the Niger Delta, GAND, have described the alarm raised by the House of Representatives over the private jet saga involving the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke as a calculated attempt to kill the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB.

electricity from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, who said this in Abuja, explained that no such agreement had been entered into or signed.

Scores of youths, women and men, yesterday, protested on the streets of Warri, Delta State, demanding the release of their son, Chief James Ibori by the London Court on the case coming up on tomorrow saying that the court should release Ibori since it has no evidence against him.