THE people of Tuomo oil community, Burutu Local Government Area, Delta State, have cried out over the outbreak of airborne diseases in their area, which they blamed on frequent gas explosions by an oil exploration company.

ACTING President Yemi Osinbajo, has invited the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, which threatened, on Monday, to pull out of further engagements with the Federal Government if it (government) was not ready to dialogue with the regional body on the 16-point demand it submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari, November, last year, to a meeting tomorrow in Abuja.

It was excitement and display of culture and tradition as Ufuma people of Orumba North Local Government Area, Anambra State celebrated 2017 New Yam Festival, known as Otute Nkpaku, with the traditional ruler of the community, His Royal Highness Igwe Chika Uchime, Diji III of Ufuma leading the pack.

Chairman, People for Peace and Justice Initiative, PFPAJI, Mr Emmanuel Okotie-Eboh, has appealed to the Itsekiris not to drag the respected Crown of the Iwere nation to the political arena.

DELTA State Government, yesterday, said it released N1.650 billion to the State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, against the N500 million being speculated in some quarters.

THE All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State has commended leaders of the party across the 18 local government areas of the state for the conduct of a peaceful delegates conference.

A political pressure group advocing the emergence of a female president in Nigeria, Nigeria Female President Initiative, NFPI, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to prepare to hand over to an elected female President, adding that a female Nigerian president would not run the country like an ATM without pin code where monies are diverted at will.

THE Enugu State Transport Bureau is to subject traffic offenders in the state to psychiatric tests in addition to penalties.

Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Rivers State, Mr Felix Obuah, has given reasons for his decision to wade into the alleged acrimony between the immediate past governor of the state, Mr Chibuke Amaechi and Senator Magnus Abe.

TWO delegates lists have purportedly emerged from last weekend non-elective congress of the All Progressive Congress ,APC, in Bayelsa State.