Troops rescue six kidnapped victims in Kebbi
"Acting on the intelligence, troops swiftly mobilised to the scene, where they made contact with the terrorists and engaged them with a high volume of fire.
Bayelsa commends mortgage firm
Against the backdrop of the current global economic meltdown, Bayelsa State government has hailed the management of Trans Atlantic Mortgages for not recording any indebtedness during this fiscal year.
Militant group embraces amnesty
AS the October 4, 2009, date set by the Federal Government for militants to embrace amnesty and surrender their weapons approaches, a group, the Niger Delta Guerrilla Fighters, based in Ajakoroma, Edo State, has indicated its willingness to embrace the amnesty.
Kwara assures Muslims on hitch-free pilgrims
THE Kwara State government has assured all the intending Muslim pilgrims to this year’s holy pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia of a hitch-free exercise and the best ever conducted so far, just as it commended Medview Airline for offering the state contingents a world class treatment at the last Umrah exercise.
Horsfall urges end to N-Delta youth restiveness
TO effectively tackle the challenges of youth restiveness in the Niger Delta, all sectors of the society have been urged to come together to deal with the issue rather than leave it to government alone.
PTD chairman pledges to stem pipeline vandalism
National Chairman of the Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD), Branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Comrade Timothy Ogbu, has pledged the commitment of the union to work in collaboration with government agencies to stem the tide of pipeline vandalism in the country.
