By Daniel Idonor ABUJA—THE Federal  Government yesterday reacted to the Tuesday 60 day ceasefire declaration by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) when it applauded the move, saying that it would provide an ample opportunity for ongoing negotiation between the government and the militants. The new Minister of Defence, General Godwin Abbe […]

By Emeka Mamah Kaduna—The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has condemned what it described as the “bellicose” attitude of the Niger Delta militants towards the efforts of the Federal Government to resolve the lingering crises in the area. The ACF also said that some leaders of the Niger Delta militant groups were making inflammatory statements against […]

He said it will be cheaper, economical and make electricity freely available to all, as less payment would be made by the consuming public.

CDHR in a statement signed by its Chairman, Mr. Oghenejabor Ikimi, said “we call on the EFCC to investigate the above scam as we all Nigerians to shun and reject corrupt leaders and their ill gotten wealth, as that is the only panacea to ensuring transparency and good governance in the polity.

Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu has said that Itsekiri people are very dear to him, saying that they adopted him. Tracing his relationship with Itsekiri through late Professor Alex Boyo and J. T. L. Boyo to the mid 1940s at Kings College, Lagos, he said they had always been by him in time when he needed them. […]