NBA in a communique at the end of its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, also condemned the harassment of legal practitioners by the Police and other security agencies by way of unlawful arrest on trumped up charges on matters arising in the course of the performance of their lawful duties in court.

Senate President, David Mark, yesterday recommended very stiff sanctions on owners of Sosoliso and ADC Airlines for failing to pay full compensations to families of victims of their crashed airliners in 2005 and 2006 respectively.

Repentant Niger Delta militants are to receive a monthly stipend of N20,000 from the Federal Government which is also setting aside a daily provision of N1,500 to feed each of them during the re-integration process.

The Nigerian Medical As-sociation yesterday backed down on its threat to embark on strike action following personal intervention by Vice President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan at the instance of the Health Minister, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin.

LEADER of the Movement for Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND), Mr. Henry Okah who was released from 23 –month detention, Monday, has directed the militant group to calm down on its tough stance that the Federal Government should pull out the Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger-Delta from Gbaramatu communities in Delta State before the group would dialogue with the government.