The Civil Liberty Organization, CLO, Enugu Chapter and an Enugu-based lawyer, Ray Nnaji, were, yesterday, in Enugu, united in canvassing a brand new political party that will take the country out of economic woods following the perceived failures of the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Mr. Andrew Igban, former Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta South Senatorial District, in this interview, explains why he is gunning for the position of National Youth Leader of the party among other issues.

Minna—FIVE persons were feared dead, two injured and four vehicles destroyed, yesterday, following the invasion of Kpaidma village in Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State by a joint military team of the Army and Air Force men, said to be searching for arms and ammunition in the village.

RACE for the national chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has gathered steam with many aspirants in the South where the seat has been zoned to declaring their interests and making strategic moves to realise their aspiration.

Niger Delta Coalition for Peace and Equity, NDCPE, yesterday, said that President Muhammadu Buhari has turned the Niger Delta region into a hotbed of intrigues with his dealings since he came to power over a year ago.

Transnational Corporation of Nigeria, Transcorp Plc has suspended plans to build one of the nation’s biggest power plants as local gas shortage makes it difficult to obtain fuel and a downturn in the economy hinders efforts to raise funds for the project.

Abuja—The Federal Government yesterday said it was ready to pay death benefits, promotion arrears and other outstanding debts running close to N300 billion to civil servants.

Ex-militants in the Niger-Delta, have accused the Amnesty Office in Abuja of allegedly hijacking part of the 2015 stipends budget.

The Nigerian football community was in an ecstatic mood when the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) President, Gianni Infantino, visited Nigeria on Monday last week at the instance of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF).

ASABA—EX-MILITANT leader, Mr. Smart Amola (aka) ‘General’ Gentle, yesterday, appealed to the Niger Delta Avengers to stop further attacks on oil installations, insisting that the attacks have negative effects on the economy of the region and the country.

ABUJA — The United States of America has warned its citizens against travelling to 20 states in Nigeria due to security concerns.

The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, yesterday stated that banks are now mandated to accept dividend warrants into the savings account of investors and as well get them enrolled free of charge in the e-Dividend Mandate Management System (e-DMMS) platform.

Away from the current security challenges in the Niger Delta over compensations, Petroleum experts, yesterday, called on the Federal Government, to adopt strategies implemented by some foreign countries in finding lasting solution to the ongoing crisis in the region.

A 29-year-old woman from Amasiri, Ebonyi State, Miss Chidimma Okorie, yesterday, stunned people at the headquarters of the Anambra State Police Command in Awka, when she admitted that she had already sold her unborn child for N100,000.

THE General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has again warned Christians against entanglement with sin, urging all to desist from it.