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Petroleum Bill perilous,  says Okpe Union

Petroleum Bill perilous, says Okpe Union

OKPE Union World Wide, an apex organization of the Okpe people in Delta State, has described the Petroleum Bill before the National Assembly as perilous and decried that the bill was aimed at further impoverishing the people of the Niger Delta.

Six stocks gain, as market value dips by N132bn

Six stocks gain, as market value dips by N132bn

The ripple effect surrounding the sack of the managing directors and executive directors of five banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), reverberated in transactions in the Nigerian capital market, Monday, as the value of listed equities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) dipped by N132.22 billion.

MEND raises alarm over fresh threat to ceasefire

MEND raises alarm over fresh threat to ceasefire

*Accuses JTF of extra-judicial killing By Emma Amaize Port Harcourt- MOVEMENT for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND), today, announced new threat to the 60-day ceasefire it declared on July 15 consequent upon the release of its leader, Henry Okah by the Federal Government. This is the second time the militant group is announcing threat […]

Communal clash: Police arrest mercenaries in Benue

Communal clash: Police arrest mercenaries in Benue

By Peter  Duru Makurdi – The Benue State Police Command has arrested a group of mercenaries who were allegedly engaged by the feuding communities of Uyough and Nyiev in Kwande local government council of the state. Parading the six suspects before newsmen in Makurdi, the state Police Commissioner, Alh Ibrahim Mohammed disclosed that the Police […]