The councilor representing Seimbiri Ward 4, in the Burutu Local Government Legislative Arm, Mr Churchill Botu, has said that the emergence of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa as Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Senator James Manager for Delta South senatorial district and Julius Pondi for Burutu federal constituency, was a direct reflection of the wishes of the people to inject fresh air into governance in order to attract more practical development.

LAGOS—Bishop of Lagos West Anglican Diocese, Bishop James Olusola Odedeji, has said that the church has set up a committee that would sensitize and monitor the conduct of the 2015 general elections in order to ensure that the exercise is credible.

They had a background enmeshed and defined by violence and aggression. They were the arrowheads behind the restiveness that took its toll on the Niger Delta region between 2007 – 2009. Today, however, these “bad boys” who terrorized the creeks of the oil-rich Niger Delta region, have turned a new leaf and are now specialists in several fields of human endeavor, thanks to the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP initiated by Late President Umaru Musa YarÁdua. A foremost Ijaw son, Mr. Kingsley Kuku who was always in and out of the creeks to bring about the needed truce in the course of the arms struggle, was appointed by the government to stand in the gap and join other leaders of the Niger Delta to champion the disarmament programme. He got the youths emotionally involved to appreciate the essence of the amnesty programme and what they stood to gain. They gave him their ears and today, the ex-agitators have a new song to sing. Having undergone proper demobilization, the creek boys who were hitherto seen as never-do-well chaps are today, in large numbers, specialists in different fields of human endeavour.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan will today present the 2015 budget proposal of N4,357.96 trillion to the National Assembly.

Broadband service provider, Smile Communications Nigeria Limited has announced a 25-day promo titled: “The Smile Countdown Promo.” Perceived by industry observers as a worthwhile yuletide offer, Smile is giving more value for the duration of the promo by offering a Wifi Router with 20GB and 12 months validity for just N23,000.