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GENERAL

Okah: MEND Seeks Independent Probe

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has asked the Federal Government to allow an independent team to verify that one of its leaders, Henry Okah has not been killed.  Meanwhile, the Police authorities are investigating him for aiming to destabilise Nigeria by promoting secessionist interests, killing security personnel and civilians, plotting to overthrow some governments in West Africa and theft of weapons.

Nigeria made $55b from oil exports in 2007, says U.S
…Ranks second poorest OPEC member

Information made public by the United States (U.S.) on earnings by members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for 2007 has placed Nigeria fourth on the ladder with a total income of $55 billion. The amount, the report noted, did not translate into improved standards of living for the citizens as their plight remained deplorable with a mere $409 as per capita income.

No Oil Block Allocation Until 2010

The Federal Government has put to rest speculations that another oil block allocation may be conducted before the end of this year. Special Adviser to the President on Petroleum Matters, Dr. Emmanuel Eghogah, has declared that government will not allocate any oil block until next year or a year after.

Nigeria Lost $200m To Oil Theft Last Year, Says Chevron

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), on Tuesday told the House of Representatives Committee on Environment that Nigeria lost about $200 million to oil theft in the Niger Delta region last year. General Manager of CNL, Lanre Kalejaiye, pointed out that, Nigeria’s share of the loss was 60 per cent while oil firms bore the remaining 40 per cent.

Bush Allays Fears Over New US Bases in Africa

President George W. Bush has allayed fears that the United States (U.S.) is trying to expand its military influence through the U.S. African Command (AFRICOM) by building new military bases on the continent. The command's headquarters would remain in Germany, following reservations among Africans over its creation.

House Accuses CNL of Violating Environmental Laws

Chairman House Committee on Environment, Duro Faseye, has accused Chevron Nigeria Limited of not complying with the nation’s environment laws, in the area of cleaning up oil spillages. This is sequel to a petition against CNL by the Ilaje/Ese Odo community in Ondo State over refusal by the firm to address the issue of oil spillage in the community.

MMA2: Arik Threatens to Shut Down Nigeria Operations

The management of Arik on Wednesday threatened to shut down its operations in Nigeria, if the controversy over the relocation of its domestic operations to the New Murtala Mohammed International Airport Terminal-II continues, saying that Arik might be forced to relocate its operations to either Cameroon or Ghana where it had received assurances of an enabling environment for private investment.

Oil price hits record $100.40 per barrel

World oil prices raced to an historic high of $100.40 per barrel Tuesday as the market was driven higher by renewed global supply jitters, analysts said.

Oando To Invest N7 Billion In Gas Project

Oando Plc, an indigenous energy-marketing firm, has concluded plans to commence the construction of its N7bn Eastern Gas plant project. The multi-billion naira plant's ground-breaking ceremony is expected to take place in March this year.

Yar'Adua Raises Concern Over Conflicting Roles of NNPC

President Yar’Adua on Monday frowned at what he called the multiple and conflicting roles of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), saying it has affected the corporation's capacity to discharge its primary duties.

NUPENG Gets Body To Fight Pipeline Vandalism

A new group within the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) out to fight vandalism of petroleum product pipelines in the Niger Delta has emerged. The group is known as Oil and Gas Supplies Association of Nigeria.

Northern Civil Coalition To Protest Planned Amputation Of 46 Convicts

The Northern Civil Rights Coalition has faulted the decision of the Bauchi State government to amputate 46 people convicted by Sharia courts in the state. They argued that the government instead of improving the lives of the people, impoverished them with punitive measures that could not address their poverty.

Oil Companies Can't Meet Gas Flare Deadline - Chevron Boss

Mr. Fred Nelson, Chairman and Managing Director of Chevron Mid-Africa Business Unit, has declared that oil companies in the country may not meet the December 2008 deadline to end gas flare-out, saying that 2010 is a better date to achieve that.

FG Uncovers Illegal Mining Licenses

The Federal Government has suspended further granting of the mining licenses. Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Sharafat Ishola, disclosed that over 2,300 mining licenses were issued without the knowledge of the minister and said that a revalidation exercise is on to weed out those that did not follow due process.  Meanwhile a new Mineral and Metal Policy to guide activities in Nigeria's mining sector has been approved by the FG.

Inflation Rate Rises to 8.6%

National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday said the Nigerian consumer price inflation in January stood at 8.6 per cent, posting a two per cent increase from the last December figure of 6.6 per cent.

FG Seeks $150bn for Power

Federal Government, Wednesday, said it was shopping for $150 billion investment in the power sector in order to generate 100,000 megawatts of electricity by 2015 and ensure stable power supply for the nation’s socio-economic development.

GGP: Japan Signs N40m Grant For Community-based Projects.

The government of Japan has signed a grant of $311,637 to four local NGOs in Nigeria, for community-based projects under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Programme (GGP). The ambassador of Japan to Nigeria, Mr Toshtt Sugu Uesawa, stated that each of the support represents the sincerest compassion from Japan to Nigeria.

Fire Razes 100 Shops In Katsina Market

A ferocious fire at the early hours of Wednesday destroyed 100 shops and properties worth hundred of millions of naira at the Katsina Central market. The fire was alleged to be a result of electrical fault in one of the burnt shops.

Police Shoot Two Robbers, Recover Guns, Ammunition

Federal Capital Territory Police Commissioner, Haruna John, said on Tuesday that a four-man gang of armed robbers had been arrested by the police. He explained that the robbers had stormed Utako Market, Abuja and robbed people of their money and other belongings. According to him, the police shot two of the robbers dead during a gunbattle. Two locally made pistols and five live ammunitions were recovered from them.

Minister Orders Review Of Petroleum Subsidy Account

The Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Remi Babalola has mandated the Auditor –General of the Federation (AGF) to review the Petroleum Subsidy Account to ensure that the government’s funds are properly utilised. The AGF is also assigned to audit all inflows into the Federation Account to authenticate completeness and the integrity of balances.

Nigeria Hands Over Town To Niger

The National Boundary Commission (NBC) on Monday said the country had ceded Tombo-Mota in the Abadam LGA of Borno State to Niger Republic. The commission said the fishing community was ceded as Nigeria had to abide by the decision of a committee that re-demarcated the international border between the two countries.

US Airline Suspends Flight To Nigeria Over Rising Cost Of Aviation Fuel

The North American Airlines on Tuesday announced that it will discontinue scheduled service between Nigeria and the United States as a result of the rising cost of aviation fuel in Nigeria. The halt would affect flights between the US, Ghana and Guyana.

Customs Seize N14m Contrabands, Cannabis

The war against illegal products has received a boost in Sokoto as the Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said on Tuesday that it seized imported textiles and weeds suspected to be Indian hemp worth N14m between January 23 and February 14.

CNPP Insists On Probe Of Obasanjo Over Graft Allegation

The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has renewed its call for a probe into the eight-year administration of former President Obasanjo.  This is based on the discordant tunes on the exact amount spent by the previous administration on power.

Govt May Review Incentives To Cut Cement Price

Dissatisfied that the concessions it granted local cement producers were not having the desired effect of bringing down the price of the essential material in the building industry, Government is considering withdrawing the incentives.

Oil Blocks: FG to Review PSC with Shell, ExxonMobil, Others

The FG on Tuesday said only the offshore Provision Sharing Contracts (PSCs) signed in 1993 would be revisited in a planned review of existing joint venture agreements with foreign oil companies. The Director of DPR, Mr. Tony Chukwueke explained that the PSCs to be reviewed were those offshore blocks signed in 1993, which have provisions that authorise the FG to renegotiate them if the oil price exceeded $20 per barrel.

Senate Begins Probe of $8.7bn Rail Modernisation Project
...As Chinese firm abandons work

The Senate has begun inquiry into the $8.7bn contracts for railway rehabilitation and modernisation awarded to the Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC). The permanent secretary of the ministry of Transport had said that the company abandoned the project after collecting N51.7bn out of the total contract sum of N61.3bn.

FG Underfunds Joint Ventures by N625bn – Shell Boss

As the FG moves to resolve the issue of under-funding of its share of the Joint Venture agreement with Shell, the company’s Executive Vice President, Africa, Ann Pickard has disclosed that the Nigeria is under-funding its projects by over N625bn in this fiscal year.

States Back Stoppage of Dollar Payment

A few days after President Yar’Adua stopped the payment of their share of monthly allocations and excess crude proceeds in US dollars as proposed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the 36 states of the federation, Tuesday, said they supported the decision for the fact that the dollar is not Nigeria’s legal tender.

Budget 2008:  N’Assembly Settles for N2.898tr

The House of Representatives and the Senate have finally settled for N2, 898, 801, 095, 668 as the harmonised figure of the 2008 Appropriation Bill. The bill will now be sent to the President for his assent.

Gas To Earn FG N1.5trn Annually By 2012

The ongoing fiscal reforms in the nation’s gas sector, is to earn the government about N1.495tr annually by 2012 from an estimated annual demand growth rate of 25 percent. Also production from the nations three deep water offshore oil fields have guaranteed additional increase in the country’s production capacity by over 615, 000 barrels per day.

NDLEA Receives 150 Deportees From Libya

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency penultimat Sunday received 150 Nigerians who were deported from Libya for violating immigration rules. The deportees were camped in Libya for six months. None of them was found to be involved in drug trafficking.

Security Agencies Told To Intensify Efforts

Following the recent assassination of the executive chairman of Kwali Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, Hon. Samuel M. Gwamna, security agencies in the Abuja metropolis have been urged to intensify efforts at curbing criminal activities.

Gas-Producing Countries To Discuss Idea Of Forming ‘Gas OPEC’

Gas-producing countries will discuss the idea of forming a "Gas OPEC" along the lines of the existing oil cartel in June, Qatar's energy minister has said. He said members of the existing Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) had appointed an expert to look at the idea of a gas OPEC at a meeting in Doha in 2007. He will report his conclusions in Moscow.

High Cost Of Gas Caused By Global Trends, Says Shell

Shell Country chairman, Mr. Basil Omiyi has attributed the escalating cost of gas to global trends.  Omiyi said that realising the potential of gas in Nigeria means increasing integration of multi- disciplinary skills, increased competence of staff, use of advanced information technology and capacity development from local tertiary institutions.

Angola May Overtake Nigeria As Africa’s Largest Oil Producer

Recent oil production growth trajectories in Nigeria, when compared to that of Angola, are threatening the position of Nigeria as the largest oil producer in Africa. The reasons for this are not far from the Niger Delta crisis alongside government policy in the industry.

FG Slows Work On Olokola, Brass LNG Projects

Nigeria’s Olokola and Brass Liquefied Natural Gas projects have been caught in a web of political and economic policy indecision. Prolonged dithering by the Presidency over how to resolve major issues as well as recently announced new policy directions, means work on the projects at Olokola and Brass are going at their slowest pace since commencement.

Hike In Prices Of Petroleum Products Unnecessary — Mark

Senate President David Mark has said that any increase in the prices of petroleum products in the country at the moment would be unnecessary, because such would only add to the plight of the ordinary Nigerian.

Nigeria Earns $11.7bn From Crude Oil In 2 Months

A total of $11.707 billion accrued to Nigeria from crude oil exports between December 2007 and the end of January 2008.

Shell Committed to Ending Gas Flaring

President of Shell in the United States (US), Dr John Hofmeister, has explained that the company is determined to stop gas flare-out in Nigeria even after it failed to achieve this for more than 30 years of drilling oil in the country.

Crude Shut-In Hits 1m Barrel Per Day

Current crude oil shut-in is now one million barrels per day against 600,000 barrels reported early this year by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This is due to the unending crisis in the Niger Delta region of the country.

Army spokesman, Solomon Giwa-Amu, Is Dead

The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Solomon Giwa-Amu died in an accident along the Abuja-Kaduna road. The late General and five others were on their way to the Command and Staff College, Jaji when their vehicle ran into a pothole and somersaulted severally, killing the general.

Joint Venture Operations: Yar’Adua Rates NNPC’s Performance Low

President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua on Monday rated the performance of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) low, regretting that with over 50 years of oil exploration in Nigeria, the country still imports its petroleum products.

Yar’Adua: We Must Hit 6,000mw Next Year

President Yar’Adua on Tuesday set up a Presidential Committee for the Accelerated Expansion of Nigeria’s Power Infrastructure and charged it to deliver 6,000 megawatts of electricity within 18 months.

Fidel Castro Retires as President of Cuba

Fidel Castro has stepped down as president of Cuba after 49 years by writing a letter to his countrymen and women and leaving his brother, Raul, in charge of the communist country. The letter signed by Castro was ambiguous about who would succeed him.

Robbery Suspects Admit Killing 20 Security Operatives

A Special anti robbery squad headed by the famous crime buster, Ali Kwara has nabbed some armed robbers who were allegedly hired by a gold dealer from Niger Republic to terrorize his business partners in Kaduna State. The syndicate arrested in Kaduna, confessed to have killed about 20 security operatives.

CBN Sacks 10 over N400mFraud

Involvement in fraud has led to the dismissal of ten officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). They were fired over their complicity in a N400m fraud.

Robbery: Nyako Sacks LG Boss

The Adamawa State government,  Thursday, sacked the chairman, of the caretaker committee, Jada LGA, Gambo Waraba, who is  currently  being quizzed by the police in connection with a robbery incident in which the workers’ salary for  January, worth over 22million naira was snatched by armed robbers .

Airlines Cancel Flights over Bad Weather

The harmattan haze that suddenly appeared on Wednesday forced airlines to cancel some of their local and international flights, leaving many passengers stranded at the airports across the country.

Reps Panel Queries Govt's Pact With Oil Firms

A recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Federal Government and the oil firms operating in the exploration and export sector has drawn the ire of the House of Representatives, as they contend that the agreement does not reflect the prevailing situation in the oil industry.

Yar’adua, Buhari, Atiku Know Fate On Tuesday

The Presidential Election Tribunal will on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 deliver judgment in the petitions by the Action Congress and All Nigerian People Party presidential candidates, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and General Muhammadu Buhari against the conduct of the April 2007 presidential elections.  Meanwhile, President Yar’Adua has forwarded the name of the chairman of the presidential elections tribunal to be elevated to the supreme court.

Navy, Air Force, US Hold Joint Training

The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday said it would embark on a joint maritime surveillance training exercise with the Nigerian Airforce and its US counterparts.  The Navy dispelled the fears that the exercise is a military response to the situation in the Niger Delta.

300 Babies In Prison: Reps Probe Nigerian Prisons Service

The House of Representatives has begun probing the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) over the birth of 300 babies in Nigerian prisons by female inmates between 1999 and 2007.

Nigeria Malaysia Council Promotes Gas Market

The Nigeria Malaysia Business Council has said it is well positioned to provide information that will lead to the development of the Nigerian economy. It also said it is ready to assist oil and gas companies in Africa take advantage of opportunities in the global market.

PORT HARCOURT AND ENVIRONS

Oil Company Worker Killed In Port Harcourt

A staff member of Saipem Contracting Nigerian Limited, the oil servicing arm of the Eni Group, was reportedly shot dead by suspected armed robbers, Tuesday, around the Oil Mill Market Junction on the outskirts of Port Harcourt.

Magistrate Remands Two For Arson

An Abakaliki Magistrate Court on Tuesday remanded two persons in prison custody for allegedly setting fire on the house of their community leader. The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Benard Ukwa-Chinua, who made the order in Abakaliki, said his court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain such a matter and directed the prosecutor to transfer the case file to the state Director of Public Prosecution. He adjourned the matter indefinitely.

Sylva Calls On Investors To Bayelsa

Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa state has urged investors not to wait till absolute peace was achieved in the Niger Delta before they could come to the region. He stressed that one of the factors responsible for hostilities in the region is the absence of employment opportunities for the youths, saying that investment in the Niger Delta would contribute to the creation of employment for the youths and also ensure peace in the region.

Fire Razes Houses, Properties In P/Harcourt

An early morning fire sparked by fuel vendors while in the process of adulterating petroleum products has razed no fewer than 22 houses at Oruworukwo community in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Properties worth millions were destroyed.

Gunmen Kidnap Agip’s Manager in P’Harcourt

About six gunmen on Wednesday abducted the Divisional Public Affairs Manager of Agip Oil Company, Mr Naaman Feyi Deinye in Port Harcourt. His driver was shot by the kidnappers and is being treated at the Agip clinic in Port Harcourt.

JTF, Ijaw Youths Clash

Men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Bayelsa State, recently clashed with members of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) at Ologbobiri, Southern Ijaw LGA of the state over an AK 47 rifle found on the group’s president, Dr Chris Ekiyor. The IYC boss, receiving treatment in Yenagoa, has said that his seized AK 47 rifle was licensed. The JTF denies manhandling Ekiyor and his colleagues.

Amaechi Orders Tom To Surrender Weapons

The Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has ordered the leader of the Niger Delta Vigilante Movement, Ateke Tom, to surrender his arms as a proof of his genuine interest in peace. Tom had on February 13, joined the Niger Delta Non Violent Movement to show his willingness to embrace peace, saying that it was the only viable option available to them.

Four-man Panel to Resolve Bayelsa Crisis

A four-man peace panel have been set up to resolve the crisis in Bayelsa state over the control of the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The parties to the crisis have been ordered to return to status quo ante. But a group of 16 lawmakers of the state House of Assembly claimed, Tuesday, that the Speaker, Werininpre Seibarugu, stands impeached. The Police, had on Monday, sealed off the premises of the State House of Assembly.

Customs Comptroller Declares War On Smugglers

Dr. Hussein Kangiwa, the Zone C Area Comptroller of Customs has vowed to sanitize the Zone by declaring an aggressive and offensive war against smugglers within the south-south and south eastern region of Nigeria.

IG To Commission PCRC Building

The Police Community Relation Committee (PCRC) building at Central Police Station, Onitsha is expected to be commissioned by the Inspector General of Police, IG, Mr. Mike Okiro by March 2008. In a related development, Okiro urged Nigerians to regard partnership with the police as more than a civic responsibility.

Onitsha Butchers Protest Killing

Butchers at Ose Ekwodu market in Onitsha have protested against the killing of one of their members by the police in October 2007. The traders had approached the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) to inform him that the deceased was not a robber.

BENIN/WARRI/ESCRAVOS

Niger Delta Govs Seek Release of N224bn NDDC Funds

The governors of the eight states under Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have commenced negotiation with the Federal Government to ensure the release of the purportedly expired N224 billion NDDC funds.

Clark Urges Militants to Stop kidnapping Foreigners

A foremost Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has urged militants to stop kidnapping foreigners, children and women. Rather, they should abduct those he termed as "betrayers and traitors" of the cause of the Niger Delta. He also advised Nigerians and international communities to stop portraying the region in a bad light.

Delta Steel: House Seeks Yar’Adua’s Intervention

The House of Representatives, Wednesday, called on President Yar’Adua to wade into the face-off between it and the Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE), over the latter's refusal to abide by the House resolution on the sale of the Delta Steel Company (DSC), which declared that the sale of DSC did not follow due process, thus recommending that the company be handed over to BUA.

Shell Promises Better Deal for Host Communities

The Shell has reiterated its commitment to a mutually beneficial and long-lasting relationship between it and its host communities. Shell Production Manager, Land Area, Mr. Monday Ikhureigbe made the reiteration during the commissioning of some Shell sponsored projects for Otor-Udu Community on Tuesday.

Damaged Escravos/Warri Trunkline: Community Demands N40m

Hopes of early repairs of the Escravos/Warri Trunkline might have been truncated as the Igbokodo-Urhobo community allegedly demanded the payment of N40m before allowing the contractor on the work to gain access to the site. The trunkline was recently vandalised by suspected oil bunkerers in Warri South, Delta State.

Igbinedion Leaves EFCC Custody

Former Edo State Governor Lucky Igbinedion left the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) office after the relaxed bail conditions were accepted on Wednesday by the Judge who had earlier faulted one of the documents.

FG Directs Tight Security In N’Delta

The Federal Government on Wednesday directed the Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, to beef up security around oil workers and strategic oil locations in the region. Ijaw youth leaders will meet in Delta State to discuss the fate of the MEND leader, Henry Okah.

Okiro Commends Edo Police Command Over Drop In Crime Rate

Edo State Police Command has been commended by the Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro for the remarkable drop in crime rate in the state.

MEND Proposes 11-Point Agenda For Peace In Niger-Delta

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) is proposing an 11-point agenda for peace in the region. MEND in a letter to President George Bush of the United States following the recent extradition of one of its leaders, Henry Okah to Nigeria by the Angolan government said the process to resolve the Niger Delta unrest has been fraught with fraud and insincerity.

Our Business Dealings with Ibori is Clean – Chevron

Oil giant, Chevron Nigeria recently reacted to its link with the former Governor of Delta state, Chief James Ibori and declared that there was nothing untoward in the contracts they signed with firms allegedly owned by the former Governor.

Man Allegedly Kills Brother Over Domestic Brawl

A man from a village near Orerokpe in Delta state allegedly killed his kinsman with a piece of wood during a fight over domestic issues. The suspect was in police custody.

Asari Decries Use Of Violence In Resource Control Struggle

Leader of the Niger Delta People Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Asari Dokubo, has condemned the use of violence in the struggle for resource control and urged the people to embrace dialogue. Asari also condemned the manner and way the federal government is going about the local content policy in the oil industry.

Robbers Shoot Colleague

A five- man armed robbery gang mistakenly, shot one of its members in a shoot out with the police after an operation in Sapele, Delta state.

LAGOS AND ENVIRONS

Illegal Detention Centre: Police Arrest 19 Suspects

The police in Oyo State on Monday continued their clampdown of the operators of an illegal detention centre in the state capital where 23 people mostly teenagers were rescued. The police have arrested 19 suspects. The suspects include workers of the centre and parents of the victims who were said to have conspired with the head of the centre.

NDLEA Arrests Five For Drug Trafficking

The Murtala Mohammed International Airport command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency had between February 9th to16th, 2008 arrested five suspected drug traffickers. The suspects all ingested hard drugs that tested positive for cocaine.

Inferno Claims Lives in Lagos

About three people were feared dead, Wednesday, when a petrol tanker burst into flames along Lagos- Ibadan expressway. The trailer split into two and a part of it plunged into the river while the other half remained on the expressway.  The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG), has begun the search for the owner of the tanker to determine the destination of the tanker and its occupants at the time of the explosion.

Fire Consumes Baby, Building, Other Valuables

An afternoon fire in Oshodi area of Lagos recently claimed the life of a baby, razed a storey building and destroyed properties worth millions of naira. The cause of the inferno was not immediately ascertained but a source said it started from the top floor and may have been triggered by power surge in the building.

Bunkering: 2 Naval Officers, 15 Others Nabbed

Two Naval officers and a police officer were among 17 suspected oil bunkerers arrested by a combined team of soldiers and the Security and Civil Defence Corps in Lagos. The team also impounded about eight tankers and over 2000 Jerry Cans filled with petroleum products used for the illegal activities.

CCT Orders Arrest Of 2 In Oyo

Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Wednesday issued bench warrants for the arrest of two former political office holders, Alhaji Ibrahim Mobolomope and Dauda Yusuf, in Oyo State for failure to appear before the tribunal.

Road Accident Claims Police Armourer's Life

Tragedy struck in Lagos Thursday morning when a police armourer lost his life in a ghastly accident. The officer, Sergeant Okoro was sitting at the back of a jeep conveying ammunitions when his head was cut off by an iron bar on a bridge.

Police Nab 5 With Human Skulls

Police in Lagos Thursday arrested five suspected ritualists for allegedly possessing fresh human skulls. The suspects were returning from Republic of Benin before their arrest.