The association in a statement, signed by the national president, Oboidhe Benedith, said it was unbecoming of the Minister to describe the agitation as uncalled for, adding, “You (Orubebe) should be informed that little by little, another un-expected anti-Niger Delta proposal would have been submitted to the federal executive council for approval in no time by the Kaduna indigene, Petroleum Minister, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman and it would have been approved by all the ministers without serious consideration of the long span effects on other regions if not for the alertness of the governors”.

OWING to acts of vandalism on the Utorogu pipeline, gas supply to the 1320 Megawatts (MW) Egbin thermal power station and others have been disrupted, causing the national grid to lose 1000 Megawatts (MW) of electricity generation.

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Maurice Iwu, has said only the military can conduct free and fair elections in the country.

Ahead of tomorrow’s senatorial election re-run, the police authorities have warned politicians and their supporters in the state not to do anything that would amount to a breach of public peace or obstruct the election, saying any politician found wanting would be treated like a common criminal, even as the authorities have assured that every logistic needed to ensure a hitch- free election has been put in place

*AS PDP carpets Clinton over statement By Kenneth Ehigiator & Henry Umoru ABUJA – Senate President, David Mark, said yesterday that no country in the world would dictate to Nigeria the brand of democratic system to operate, just as he affirmed that the current electoral system in the country does not fall short of global […]