RIVERS State govern-ment has urged former governor, Celestine Omehia and other members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), opposed to the emergence of Chuibike Rotimi Amaechi as governor of the state, to drop their bitterness and partner with his government to develop the state.

Agip should put on hold any financial engagement they have entered into with the Obotebe people pending when NAOC and the state government identify and recognise Gbekebor as the real owners of the land in question. Obotebe people are mere settlers in the land,” the forum said.

Farmers in Bayelsa State have raised alarm over an alleged plan to deny them access to the N200 billion Federal Government agricul-tural loan facility.

IMMEDIATE past Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, has exonerated the presiding Judge of the Federal High Court, Asaba Division, Justice Mercel Awokunlehin, handling the 170-count charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of the accusations that he (Justice Awokunlehin) sent a letter to the Southwark Crown Court, in a bid to influence a similar case in London.

DELTA State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has joined in the call for resolution of all electoral disputes before winners of elections are sworn into office.

A Nigerian Naval Ship, NNS Pathfinder has arrested a Lagos-bound vessel for embarking on illegal bunkering of crude oil at Shell Petroleum manifold, Bille Cawthorn Channel in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Vanguard, Uduaghan asked, “where is the dagger? I don’t have a dagger. So I cannot be at daggers-drawn and I am not aware that he (Ibori) is with a dagger either.

THE Minority Whip in Edo State House of Assembly, Mr Philip Shuaibu, yesterday called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commis-sion (EFCC) to probe the tenure of the former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih, as Minister of Works.

PA Simeon Soludo, 78-year-old father of former Governor of the Central Bank, CBN, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, who was kidnapped penultimate Tuesday was released by his abductors, Wednesday night, after receiving a N10 million ransom.

There is a strong indication that legislative proceedings which were suspended for three weeks at the Ondo State House of Assembly over disagreement on the swearing-in of the newly elected member, Akindele Adeniyi will resume next week.

By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI—GOVERNOR Martin Elechi has directed the 13 Local Gvernment areas and the 64 development councils in the state to commence, without delay, payment of outstanding severance allowances to former political office holders in the 77 local councils of the state. The decision was reached at the weekly meeting of the State Executive […]

THE sack of the Ondo State Executive of the Action Congress (AC) has received endorsement of the party’s chairmen from the six local governments area of the state in the Central Senatorial district thereby deepening the crisis in the party.

NIGERIAN leaders have been urged to renew their faith in God as this is the major ingredient needed for the nation to move in the right direction.

ORGANISED Labour in the nation’s banking industry, yesterday, expressed concerns over the wave of retrenchments in the banks since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under Alhaji Lamido Sanusi began a fresh reforms in the banking sector, with Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) allegedly planning a massive retrenchment exercise.

Property owners on Eric Moore-Orile-Mile 2-Badary-Seme Expressway, under the aegis of Association of Landlords and Property Owners, have dragged the Lagos State government before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over its planned expansion of the road.