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For the third day running, fuel scarcity persists in Calabar as the factional crisis within the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) deepens as Lawrence Agim leads a faction, while Edet Umana leads the other. The latest crisis is as a result of a Federal High Court Calabar judgement …

An ex-policeman, Christian, has been arrested for allegedly killing his fiancée’s mother, Veronica Obiejieogo, over the cancellation of their wedding date. Christian reportedly shot the 45-year-old woman dead at short range while she was walking along a street in her village in Delta State. He thereafter fled the scene on …

There was tension on Friday in Abraka, Delta State, following the reported killing of an 18-year-old girl identified as Favour Ogheneyenrohwo. It was alleged that the girl was a victim of ritual killing, which had become a trend in the university community in recent times. It gathered that the 18-year-old …

The Rivers State Police Command has explained the circumstances surrounding the death of Prof. Emmanuel Amadi, who was murdered on Tuesday by some unidentified gunmen. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Thursday that the don recognised one of the hoodlums and was …

The Archbishop of the Church of God Mission International, Dr. Margret Benson Idahosa, has assured Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, of the support of well-meaning Edo people and residents, on account of his developmental strides. In a letter addressed to the governor, issued on June 6, Archbishop Idahosa urged Governor …

A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Youth Leader in Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State, Chief Goddey Onotor, has appealed to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, the leadership of the party at the state, Warri South levels, as well as PDP Warri Urhobo leadership to ensure that the present leadership of Warri …

Hundreds of beneficiaries of the Rivers State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency, RIVNESCA have staged a peace protest over alleged abandonment of the corps by the state government. The protesters under the aegis of RIVNESCA Successful Short-List Applicants, who defied the heavy down pour yesterday, took the demonstration to the Government …

IJAW Youth Council, IYChas decried alleged poor representation of Ijaw in the Bench in Delta State, alleging that at the moment out of the 30 judges in the state, only three were Ijaws. National President, IYC, Pereotubo Oweilaemi, in a statement , called on the state judiciary to redress the …

The charges were filed by the Office of the Department of Public Prosecutions, Federal Ministry of Justice on Monday. A copy of the charges was obtained on Thursday. It shows that Nwaoboshi is to be tried for allegedly making false assets declaration in his Form CCB1 submitted to the Code …

A lecturer at the Rivers State University, Professor Emmanuel Amadi, was on Tuesday murdered by a group of gunmen suspected to be armed robbers. The Rivers State Police Command confirmed the incident, which happened about 8pm in Rumuolumeni in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. Details later… Source :The …