As the pre-trial proceedings in the case involving associates of Chief James Ibori continued in London Tuesday, 22 September, 2009, in Southwark Crown Court 8 before His Honour Judge Hardy, the Judge said he had observed the media reports of the case overnight and again asked for proportionate and fair reporting in light of the wildly exaggerated articles appearing in certain web news portals of the Nigerian media.

CHAIRMAN of the Senate Committee on Niger-Delta, Senator James Manager, yesterday said it was time freedom fighters in the Niger-Delta accepted amnesty and give chance to their elected representatives in government to intellectually carry on the agitation from where their guns have brought the struggle so far.

An Italian judge deferred hearing on a request by Milan prosecutors to bar Italian energy group Eni and its subsidiary Saipem from conducting business with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), an Eni lawyer disclosed yesterday.

MEDICAL equipment and drugs worth over N500 million ordered by the Delta Doctors in Diaspora (DDD) for displaced victims of the military operation in Gbaramatu Kingdom of Delta State have arrived the country.
The consignment of drugs, which are in four containers, arrived the Lagos Port last week, and were still undergoing clearance.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL of the Federation, Chief Michael Aondoakaa (SAN) yesterday described as fallacious and wicked the allegation that he had stopped virtually all criminal cases of corruption instituted by the Federal Government against serving and past public officials accused of stealing government funds while they held office.