Youths in Niger Delta under the aegis of Niger Delta Youth Movement, NDYM, have called on the Federal Government to develop and open up existing seaports in Niger Delta to decongest the Lagos ports and create economic boom in the region.

A Presidential   aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator  Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State deserves a second term on the strength of his  projects.

Hon Kennedy Ochei has lauded the free medical outreach of the Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa.

For Peter Otunuya Odili, it is remarkable that the day he was born, August 15, was the same day the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ was assumed into Heaven, body and soul. As an ardent Catholic, for whom that day is a holy day of obligation, just like a Sunday, the significance of the coincidental event is not lost on him as it actually reinforces his faith which was given a shine at two Catholic schoaols- Sacred Heart School, Odoakpu, Onitsha and later at the famous Christ the King College, (CKC) Onitsha both in the present day Anambra State. It was at CKC that his leadership qualities manifested that early in life.

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated a 16-man Committee for the 2018 Edo State Festival for Arts and Culture (EDOFEST), with a charge to promote the rich culture of the people.

FORMER Governor of Kaduna State and 2019 Presidential aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, Tuesday, said he would restructure Nigeria and address the problem of insecurity plaguing the country if elected President in 2019.

FORMER senior special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on maritime matters, Mr. Leke Oyewole, has expressed concern over the volume of Nigeria’s crude oil illegally taken to neighbouring countries, which leads to high piracy in Nigerian waters.

24 hours after the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Gombe State governor and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential aspirant, Ibrahim Dankwanbo held another closed-door meeting with the former president.

The Edo State Government has taken into custody two abandoned children, around the Faith Mediplex complex and the third junction axis of the state.

THE Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, of the Police, Tuesday, arrested and detained a reporter with Premium Times, Mr. Samuel Ogundipe, who was forced to disclose his source.