For the better part of last Friday and Saturday shops and offices around the Whimpy junction part of the ever-busy Ikwerre road in Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, were locked as protesters took over the road. The angry protesters were heard denouncing the brutal and mindless murder of a commercial bus driver, Mr David Legbaraa, by a trigger-happy policeman, Sergeant James Imhalu,allegedly over N100.

Hundreds of ex-militants, yesterday, disrupted traffic for several hours on Olu Obasanjo Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as they protested against alleged deductions from their N65,000 monthly allowance by their leaders.

NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, took a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari, asking him and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to urgently articulate an economic direction and stop appropriating the achievements of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, has resolved to work with industrial unions and state councils to force state governors owing workers’ salaries to pay up, saying workers must be paid their legitimate earnings.

A major marketer, Forte Oil Plc has raised alarm that banks may start to pass on subsidy risks to the marketers if the federal government continues to delay payment of subsidy.