ABUJA- THE African Development Bank, AfDB, yesterday, endorsed and support the Federal Government’s mining roadmap for the solid minerals sector ahead of its public presentation and unveiling.

The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has appealed to Nigerians to be patient and allow it to come up with detailed report on the discovery of Nickel in Kaduna State.

Troops of 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have raided a suspected oil bunkerer and militant camps at Afiagbene in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta but nobody was found.

Alhaji Muktari Mapia, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State has urged Nigerians to continue to live in peace with one another to ensure the sustenance of democracy in the country.

The Forum of Civil Society of Nigeria, an NGO, has commended the Eze Ndigbo of Ondo State, Sir Gregory Iloehika, for promoting peaceful coexistence among Igbos and other residents in the state.

A 20-year-old herdsman, Ibrahim Adamumale, has been arrested by the Police in Enugu for allegedly being in possession of an AK47 rifle.

Nigeria’s pioneering millionaire, Candido Da Rocha of Water House, Kakawa Street, Lagos is a prime example. He made his money from selling “clean, clear” water from his borehole and the first water fountain on Lagos Island. Sensing the inevitable municipal necessity of potable water, he was also instrumental in the establishment of Iju Waterworks, the first public “clean water” enterprise in Nigeria.

DESPITE the ongoing military “Operation Crocodile Smile” in the Niger Delta region, an Urhobo militant group, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Movement, NDGJM, in the early hours of today, blew up the Ogor-Oteri major delivery line, operated by the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company and Shorelines Petroleum in the state.

THE Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, has rebuffed President Muhammadu Buhari’s threat to give Niger Delta militants the Boko Haram treatment, saying that he could win the battle with military operations, but would never win the oil war.

One major nagging headache besetting the people of Okwagbe community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State is the deplorable state of the roads there.

ON Saturday, August, 29 2016, the much-dreaded but well-envisaged showdown between the Nigerian Armed Forces and the various militant groups operating in our oil-rich Niger Delta region was formally launched by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buaratai, with military fanfare in Warri, Delta State.

ILORIN—The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Traditional Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has absolved Fulani herdsmen of responsibility for all the atrocities committed across the country, describing them as peaceful, lovable and honest in their dealings with other tribes.

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ABA- The leadership of the new pro Biafra group, the Reformed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has named a new leader for the organization and listed eminent personalities who are expected to dialogue with the Nigerian government over the agitation for an independent state of Biafra.

Nigeria lost about $336.33 million in the first half of 2016, as oil and gas companies operating in the country flared 112.11 billion Standard Cubic Feet (SCF) of gas between January and June 2016, according to data obtained from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.”