MEMBERS of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly have passed a resolution mandating governor Udom Emmanuel to declare Itu-Oma areas comprising Oku-Iboku, Mbiabo and Ayadehe communities in Itu Local Government Area, an emergency area and subsequently direct the state emergency management to provide relief materials to the communities.

Minister of Niger Delta, Mr Usani Usani, has dismissed as untrue allegations that he blamed the current board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for some shoddy jobs in Akwa Ibom State.

Against the backdrop of the furore generated by the visit of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, to the Chief Judge of Rivers State on Monday, the commission has said that the visit was merely a matter of routine courtesy and nothing more.

GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, yesterday, commissioned the 8.87 kilometer Old Oleh-Ozoro Road and 700 meters Amawha/Idheze Road, Isoko North and South Local Government Areas, as part of activities marking the second anniversary of his administration in the state

LAGOS—Lanre Gentry, Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe’s husband, has been remanded in prison custody until he meets his bail conditions of N500,000 and two sureties, who reside in Lagos and have landed property.

THE Senate yesterday, said Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, was not relocating its operational base from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to Lagos, as being speculated.

SOME stakeholders of Ihiagwa autonomous community in Owerri West local council area of Imo State, has appealed to Governor Rochas Okorocha to restore, “in the interest of peace, the regency position, pending the selection of a new traditional ruler for the community”.

EBONYI State citizens were yesterday warned to be wary of syndicates who dupe unsuspecting victims to secure employment for them in the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).

I think we would all like to live in countries where the well-being of citizens is ensured, and where the economy booms. How to do that is the hard question. All countries are different, with different potentials and challenges, and it is for each one of them to find the right path that will benefit their people in the best possible way.

THE House of Representatives, yesterday, passed the bill which seeks to make the payment of three percent of annual budget of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited into the coffers of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, through third reading.

IN line with the decision of the South East Governors Ebonyi State cooperate and partner each other in the area of development, Abia and Ebonyi Sttaes have agreed to work together in the areas of Commerce, Internal Revenue Mobilization, Peace and e-Governance.

A legal practitioner in Onitsha, Anambra state and immediate past Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Idemili branch, Ben Okoko, has carpeted Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja for what he termed her discriminatory and strange bail conditions granted to the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.

EBONYI State citizens were, yesterday, warned to be wary of syndicates who dupe unsuspecting victims to secure employment for them in the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC.

Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has described the Nigerian maritime industry as a gold mine that sincere investors must take advantage of, for maximum profit.

Abu Azeez’s strike against Mexico has been nominated for the Goal of the Tournament at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.