IJAW elders in Delta State, yesterday, said it was impracticable for them to hand over the former General Officer Commanding, GOC, of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, to security agencies because they neither have the power to do so nor know his (Tompolo) whereabouts currently.

LAGOS — The Naira depreciated against the dollar by N4 in the parallel market, yesterday, in response to intense scarcity of dollar in the market.

POWERGAS Africa Ltd., is set to change the fortunes of manufacturing firms throughout sub-Saharan Africa, by supplying natural gas as a source of power to areas not connected by pipelines.

Super Eagles attacking midfielder, Ikechukwu Ibenegbu has said his side are expecting tough challenge from their Guinean opponents, Syli Nationale at the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Rwanda.

Yenagoa—An engineer, Duncan Eke, was Sunday kidnapped when gunmen invaded a church at Igbedi community in Kolokuma-Opokuma council of Bayelsa State.

Chairman, Delta State House of Assembly Committee on Environment, Oil and Gas, Mr Daniel Yingi, has said that military action was not the solution to the renewed bombing of oil and gas installations in parts of the Niger Delta region.

AHEAD of the July 2016 governorship election in Edo State, an aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Solomon Edebiri, has denied the rumour in the state that he was aborting his governorship aspiration and had stepped down for another aspirant, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.

WE are deeply disturbed by what appears as the renewal of conflict in the Niger Delta between the so-called militants and the armed forces after over seven years of peace and calm in our oil-rich region.

Director Director, Media and Publicity, David Mark Campaign Organisation, Dr. Adakole Elijah, in this interview says the Idoma nation is united in ensuring that immediate past Senate President, Sen David Mark is re-elected in the forthcoming senatorial election in Benue South Senatorial District.

LAGOS—A 56-year-old landlord, Suleiman Ahmodu, who allegedly broke into his tenant’s apartment and stole property worth N1.1 million, was docked at an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on Lagos Island, yesterday.

Akwa Ibom State government, yesterday, disclosed that it has recorded three suspected cases of Lassa Fever with one confirmed case of a 53-year-old female crayfish seller, who died before her test result came out.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday that if Nigeria must sustain its democracy that should be emulated by other countries in Africa, there had to be the evolution of moral leaders who would not steal the common wealth meant to provide services to the people.

Porsche AG can look back on an extremely successful fiscal year. With 225,121 vehicles delivered to customers worldwide, the company achieved a new record in 2015, exceeding the previous record of 189,849 cars in 2014 by 19 per cent. “The figures reflect the pulling power of our brand and the appeal of our products which we have launched on the market in the past few years, focusing completely on the development, production and sales of highly emotional sports cars is paying off,” says Dr. Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG.

The Jaguaar XE sports sedan triumphed in Euro NCAP’s prestigious Best in Class Cars of 2015 awards, coming first in the large family car category. The XE has already received the maximum five-star rating from Euro NCAP against 2015’s highly demanding test protocols. In awarding the XE with best in class honours, Euro NCAP praised the high levels of active and passive safety systems fitted to the XE.

The National Automotive Design and Development Council, NADDC has appealed to the Federal Government to grant concessions to local auto assemblers in the country to source foreign exchange for the development of the local auto assembly plants. Mr. Luqman Mamudu, Director, Policy and Planning, National Automotive Design and Development Council, made this appeal at the opening of Perfection Motors Nigeria Limited FAW Truck plant and showroom in Ikeja, Lagos recently.