THE Association of Maritime Leaders, AML, has called on the Economic and Finacial Crimes Commission to avoid victimising a former Comptroller General of Customs, Alhaji DIko Inde, noting that a recent operation carried out in his Kaduna residence by the commission was an act of intimidation.

Local operators involved in the illegal refining of crude oil in the coastal communities of the Niger Delta region have commended the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo over the planned liberalisation of modular refineries in the region.

Arik Air has begun payment of staff salaries and creditors in a bid to increase operational efficiency and restore confidence in the airline.

A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP and his over two hundred loyalists in Kokori ward 6, Ethiope East local government area of Delta state, have defected to All Progressive Congress, APC for what the leader described as lack of internal democracy.

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