THERE were indications yesterday, that ex-militant leaders, including Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, Ateke Tom, Victor Ebikabowei Ben, alias Boyloaf and others may distance themselves from the assumed leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND, Henry Okah, because of his alleged hard-line stance against their involvement in post-amnesty talks with the Federal Government.

THE Ijaw Movement for Power Shift (IMPS) and the Niger Delta Pathfinder (NDP), have advised Ijaw youths not to allow themselves to be engaged as armed thugs, assassins and mercenaries by disadvantaged political office seekers for their personal gains.

AGAINST derogatory remarks against Nigerian workers in Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc by its General Manager, Mr.Grahan Hefer, shareholders of the company have called on the Federal Government to repatriate him from the country immediately.

IJAW in Edo State weekend asked the lawmakers representing them in the House of Representatives, Ehiogie West-Idahosa and his counterpart in Edo State House of Assembly, Clifford Adesotu, to give account of the constituency projects they have delivered in their areas since they assumed office.

The outrage generated by the debate over provisions contained in the Petroleum Industry Bill appears to have created a deep and widening divide in the nation’s oil and gas industry between the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the multinational oil exploration and production companies.