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Siege against PANDEF exacerbates tension in N’Delta

Siege against PANDEF exacerbates tension in N’Delta

Tension is again building up in  the Niger Delta region following the disruption of the fourth assembly of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF,  penultimate Thursday, at Port Harcourt, Rivers State,  by heavily armed security agents.    The Forum, in its reaction had demanded an explanation from the Federal Government why a gathering of elders and leaders of the region was aborted by operatives of the Nigerian    Police Force and the Department of State Services, DSS but the government ignored the Forum.

Fresh push for crude oil exploratory work in Benue trough

Fresh push for crude oil exploratory work in Benue trough

Following the flag-off of oil search on the Nasarawa  State end of the Benue Trough last week, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commenced move to mobilize for oil exploration in the Benue State sector of the Benue Trough.

Ekwueme: Forget politics, take care of the elder statesman, Ezeibe tells Obiano

Ekwueme: Forget politics, take care of the elder statesman, Ezeibe tells Obiano

A CHIEFTAIN of the People’s Democratic Party,   PDP, Chief Okey Ezeibe has called on the Anambra State governor, Chief Wille Obiano to put political considerations aside and take responsibility for the treatment of the former vice president, Dr. Alex Ekwueme who is on admission in an Enugu hospital following a sudden illness.

How we stole the ransom from kidnappers of CBN Gov’s wife —Dismissed soldiers

How we stole the ransom from kidnappers of CBN Gov’s wife —Dismissed soldiers

When the wife of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor, Mrs Margaret Emefiele, and four other women alongside her driver were kidnapped on September 29 2016 along the Benin-Agbor Expressway, operatives of the Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, led by Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP, Abba Kyari, immediately swung into action. They were released few days later after a ransom demanded by the abductors was reportedly paid. The police however succeeded in arresting all the members of the gang where it was discovered that two serving soldiers were involved in the kidnap.

APC Delta condoles with Tinubu over the loss of his son

APC Delta condoles with Tinubu over the loss of his son

 The All Progressives Congress, Delta State Chapter, has expressed shock over the  death of the Mr. Jide Tinubu.  son, of APC National Leader and former Lagos of State Governor,  Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, 

Never say never!! – Yetunde Arebi

Never say never!! – Yetunde Arebi

Several years ago when I had to develop content for The Human Angle column, which was published in the Tuesday and Thursday editions of the Vanguard Newspapers, I was not very sure that I would be able to get enough information for the scripts. The objective was to share with readers, stories on human experiences from all spheres of life.

Ernest made me steal Mohammed’s money —Musa

Ernest made me steal Mohammed’s money —Musa

Another suspect, 29-year-old Musa Maidababara, a native of Gombe State, was a   graduate of Quantity Survey, Nigeria Army   Institute of Technology and Environmental Studies, Benue State. He was enlisted into the Nigeria Army in    2010 , and was   serving at   the Nigeria Army 3rd  Division , Jos, Plateau State.   In his own confession, he said,    “the journey to my arrest and subsequent dismissal   began on   October 1, 2016, when Ernest, my friend from secondary school days invited me to his place in Benin, Edo State to come and celebrate the independence day with him.   I called one of my friends, Edwin,   who also attended the same Nigeria Army   Institute of Technology and Environmental Studies with me but was serving in Maiduguri, to join me . When we met Ernest, he told us that one of his friends gave him a huge amount of money and wanted Ernest to escort him and his friend out of the bush. 

Better lover! Best form of revenge for a betrayed wife? – Bunmi Sofola

Better lover! Best form of revenge for a betrayed wife? – Bunmi Sofola

AFFAIRS have always been good topics of discussion, but what happens when you’re smack in the middle of one? Only, you’re not the one having the affair, it’s your spouse! Anne is a mum of three and runs a posh creche as well as a nursery school. Godwin, her husband, is a successful stock broker. To those who knew them, they seemed like pillars of the environment they lived in on  the Island.

How we’ve been tackling security challenges in Enugu – CP  Dan  Mallam

How we’ve been tackling security challenges in Enugu – CP Dan Mallam

Safe for the 2016 Ukpabi/Nimbo massacre, Enugu state had been relatively safe.    This was in spite of pockets of skirmishes that were recorded which the police have been able to tackle decisively.    The state police boss, Dan-Mallam Mohammed in an interview with Saturday Vanguard spoke of efforts made so far to tackle security challenges in the state.