There are communities in the Niger Delta that have agitated non-violently without carrying arms and they have gotten what they want” on his part, Air Vice Marshall, Lucky Ararile, also praised the reformed militants for the action they took, assuring that they would be issued identification cards to cover them from harassment from security quarters in the future.

Onitsha – A governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Anambra state, Dr Alex Obiogbolu has attributed the insecurity problem in the state to lack of jobs for the youths. Obiogbolu who spoke when he received the Anambra State Youth Forum(ASYF) led by Uche Iheanacho in his campaign office said, if […]

Lafia – The Nasarawa State Government, yesterday, distributed 107 tractors and disbursed N1 billion loans to farmers as part of efforts to encourage large-scale agricultural production in the state. Presenting the tractors and cheques to the beneficiaries in Lafia, Gov. Aliyu Doma said the incentives were the first phase of the “Bada Koshi”agricultural scheme initiated […]

MOVEMENT for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) opened a can of works, yesterday, on the amnesty programme of the Federal Government for militants, squealing that it was approached by the Nigerian government to own up to thousands of weapons belonging to the Nigeria Army, which would, thereafter, be delivered clandestinely at night to the arms collection centre to give a phoney impression that militants were truly turning in arms.

Edo state government has concluded plans to prosecute owners of some filling stations in the state involved in alleged adulteration and diversion of petroleum products.