Twenty six socio-political groups from the South East and South- South zones rose from a meeting in Enugu yesterday, “thoroughly condemning the Onitsha massacre of members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and MASSOB at Onitsha on Monday 30, 2016,” and “agreed to enlarge their coalition by consulting wider on the need or otherwise for the two regions to endorse the non-violence agitation of IPOB for a referendum to decide the future of Nigeria.”

THE Federal Government has directed the managements of Banking, Insurance and Financial Institutions to suspend the alleged ongoing retrench-ment of workers in the sector pending the outcome of the conciliatory meetings in the industry.

ARMY yesterday paraded two fake soldiers and five others arrested for different crimes in Rivers state.

THE Ijaw National Congress, INC, has said that the Ijaw nation was absent at the flag off of clean up of oil spill in Ogoniland of Rivers state because of the challenges faced by Ijaw communities who were caught in the web of the bombing of oil assets and killing of security forces by the militants in Niger Delta waterways.

DELTA State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday, said militants had no justification to kill Nigerian soldiers carrying out lawful duties in the state.

Former Delta Waterways Security Chairman and renowned Niger Delta Activist, Chief Ayiri Emami has lambasted those calling for the immediate take-off of Nigeria Maritime University, NMU in Warri-South West Local Government Area, Delta State as condition for dialogue with the Federal Government by the so called Niger Delta Avengers and its allies over their attacks on critical oil and gas lines.

While many human beings take this for granted, it is a luxury not all stars can afford. Even though marriage failure is on the rise in the society at large, that of the entertainment industry has always been on the high side, and on another level entirely. In fact, it’s difficult to find a celebrity with a happy home.

As Nigeria’s U-23 team confront Denmark today at the 4–Nation Suwon Invitational Tournament, Coach Samson Siasia has said he will make some changes to the starting line-up.

Staff members of the Nigeria Football Federation yesterday stood stoically against an attempt by Chris Giwa and members of his group to take over the offices of the football ruling body.

Watford forward, Odion Ighalo has said Eagles must forget the hurt and disappointment of failing to qualify for the next Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and give everything they have if they are to stand any chance of progressing to the 2018 FIFA World Cup holding in Russia.