Three sus-pected kidnappers have been killed and their victim, Akpan Timothy Akpan, rescued by Police operatives, who raided their camp at Minya Ntak village in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

PEOPLE of South South are not second class citizens in their own country, says Ijaw Elders Council. Reacting to media reports credited to Prof Tam David-West, in which he lashed at the duo of Chief Edwin Clark and Chief Albert Horsefall for calling on President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the coming presidential election, Prof Abiye Obuoforobo, who spoke for the Ijaw Elders, said from the comment credited to Prof West, it was clear the Prof of Virology was not in touch with issues in the Ijaw nation and the Niger Delta region.

UNKNOWN gunmen Wednesday, stormed the new Secretariat complex of the Warri South-West Local Government Area, in Ogbe-Ijoh, Delta State, breaking into the treasury and carting away an undisclosed amount of money.

Nominates 3 for NPC membership By Ben Agande   & Inalegwu Shaibu ABUJA—PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has asked the Senate to upgrade the Nigeria Police Academy, Kano, to a degree- awarding institution. The President’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Senator David Mark, who read it on the floor, yesterday. President Jonathan, […]

BAYELSA State Governor, Timipre Sylva, yesterday, sought the approval of the state House of Assembly to secure a guaranteed loan of N15.4bn from some commercial banks for five agricultural companies and programmes.