She said that in spite of fears that the main militant leaders may not embrace the amnesty offer, “I cannot tell you if those we are talking to are MEND. But we are talking to some of the very big-time militants. We are reaching out to them and they are reaching out to me. I have spoken to some of them personally.

Conferring the Chieftai-ncy title on the 30 deserving indigenes of the Kingdom, the monarch charged traditional chieftaincy title holders across the country to live above board and be good ambassadors of their respective kingdoms.

Rising from its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Agbor, Delta State, the Association, in a communiqué jointly signed by its Chairman, Dr. Akpufuoma Pemu and Secretary Dr. H.C. Okwuokenye, said, “the oil and gas bill that is causing disaffection in the nation right now should be critically looked at by the National Assembly and take cogni-zance of the people of the Niger Delta who bear the lingering harmful conseque-nces of oil exploration activities.”

Never in his wildest imagination did Sunday Fesonu bargained for the event that erupted two weeks ago, as he set out from his Ipokia residence in Ogun state, for the petrol station he worked as a fuel attendant.

The state government had since appealed against the judgement. Mr Smith Adeleye, a principal Assistant registrar who spoke with journalists on behalf of the aggrieved staff displaying placards noted that they were embarrassed by her action, saying “ it is an embarrassment not only to the judiciary in the state but to the country at large.