PROPONENTS of restructuring in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to divest Ibe Kachikwu of his double-barreled position of minister of state for petroleum and group managing director of the corporation have, at last, had their way.

Contrary to the impression that the leaders and militants in the Niger Delta were against the administration of Muhammadu Buhari, some elders in the region have risen in defence of the President, saying that only persons and groups with ulterior motives were opposed to him and his government.

Niger Delta Indigenous Movement For Radical Change, NDIMRC, an oil monitoring group which had earlier warned of plot to remove Dr Ibe Kachikwu as the Group Managing Director, GMD, of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari for his removal.

Bayelsa State Government has directed the leadership of Ogboinbiri community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state to reopen all closed oil wells belonging to Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC, to allow for smooth operations of the company.

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THE Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, yesterday faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s insistence that Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable, arguing that the President’s view showed that he has not realized that a new trend of resolving such issues had taken over.

As part of its proactive approach to sustain the peace and security in the state, the Cross River State Government is to set up a homeland security outfit to complement the efforts of the existing security agencies in the state.

After lengthy deliberations on various aspects of the controversial Kaduna State Religious Regulatory Bill, stakeholders from various groups and associations in Zangon Kataf communities, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, LGA, of Kaduna State, yesterday rejected the proposed law.

Following agitations by stakeholders, Onose Deep Oil and Gas Limited, has reached an agreement with foreign and local financial/technical partners to construct a modular crude oil refinery at Ellu community, Isoko North Local Government Area, Delta State.

Following the continued downturn of the economy and lack of new opportunities for the employment of the teeming number of youths in the country, there has been an upsurge in the army of street traders in our major cities.