THE Niger Delta Scholars, NDS, Warri, Delta State, restated, Thursday, that there were copious proofs in support of Ogbe-Ijoh title of Warri and urged the Itsekiri ethnic nationality to desist from further controversies.

An environmentalist, Mr Umar Ado, on Thursday urged the Jigawa Government to ban tree felling, to discourage deforestation in the state.

Iran has built a third underground ballistic missile production factory and will keep developing its missile programmes, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday.

Britain’s anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) will unveil its policy pledges on Thursday, restarting an election campaign which was suspended after a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured dozens more in the northern city of Manchester.

Troops backed by attack helicopters battled dozens of militants linked to the Islamic State group holed up in a besieged city in the southern Philippines on Thursday after attempts to secure volatile areas met heavy resistance.