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Niger delta leader Edwin Clark who led Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) negotiations with the Federal Government of Nigeria has said that Niger Delta militants are getting impatient. Clark’s statement comes months after the Niger Delta Avengers called a truce with the Nigerian government but leaders like Clark are warning trouble is brewing in the southern swamplands. A charm offensive led by Nigeria’s acting president Yemi Osinbajo has kept the uprising at bay, with renewed amnesty payments buying calm in the creeks, helping boost production to around 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd) from a low of 1.4 million bpd…

Justin Gatlin tore up Usain Bolt’s farewell script as he stole world 100m gold with the run of his long and controversial career. Bolt was left with only a bronze in his final individual 100m race as 21-year-old Christian Coleman made it a USA one-two. The 35-year-old Gatlin, twice banned for doping, came through almost unnoticed in lane seven in 9.92 seconds, with Coleman’s 9.94 holding off the greatest sprinter of all time. Despite struggling for fitness and form in his valedictory season, Bolt had still been favourite to secure his 20th global gold. It was supposed to be Gatlin’s…

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has charged the military elite to embrace cutting- edge technology that would be used to defeat the Boko Haram terrorists. Osinbajo gave the charge at the Silver Jubilee and graduation of 133 military and para-military participants of the Course 25 of the National Defence College (NDC) in Abuja. In his message titled: The Battle Has Changed, he noted that the nation was today facing new challenges and character in warfare, terror and all manners of insurgency. According to him, terror groups and cyber criminals have used modern technologies to spread useless ideologies and defraud the people…

The consistent Rev. Father Patrick Edet, of the Catholic Diocese of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, who hosts a weekly Christian programme ‘Grace and Inspiration’ in Akwa Ibom state has recently dropped a rude shock to all in the state by declaring his resignation. After 11 years of service, Rev. Father Patrick Edet made his resignation known in his usual programme on Planet 101.1FM. The Catholic Priest noted that peace has long departed from him and there was need for him to take the immediate action. On that live programme, he said: “On 31 of July, I resigned from my services,…

Sir Mo Farah completed the first stage of his golden track finale after a thrilling defence of his 10,000 metres title at the World Championships. The 34-year-old, who will retire from the track later this month, won in 26 minutes 49.51 seconds to claim his sixth world title. Farah shrugged off continued doping allegations to mount a second defence of the 10,000m in London after victories in Moscow in 2013 and Beijing two years ago. Read Also PSG move not about the money – Neymar He also survived being clipped twice from behind in the final lap, nearly tripping over,…

The United States on Friday presented to the UN Security Council a draft resolution toughening sanctions on North Korea, aiming to deprive Pyongyang of $1 billion in export revenue, a council diplomat said. The council is expected to vote on Saturday on the measures that include a ban on exports of coal, iron and iron ore, lead and seafood by the cash-starved state. The United States has been negotiating the proposed new measures with China, North Korea’s main trading partner and ally, since Pyongyang launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile on July 4. A second launch on July 28 further…

…As Court Remands Suspects In Prison Pending Legal Advice We’ll Continue To Uphold Child Rights Law, Others, AG Vows The Lagos State Government on Friday arraigned the owner of Vintage Hotel in Owode Onirin area of Ikorodu, Chief Patrick Okeze before a Yaba Magistrate Court for allegedly aiding and promoting same sex sexual activities and gay club in his hotel. Okeze was arraigned alongside two of his workers, Sunday Isang and Bright Oba for allegedly encouraging the illegal act to be perpetrated by young men and minors in the hotel contrary to the provisions of Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act…

…As Commission Pledges To Support State Govt’s Bid Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Friday sought a no objection letter from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) for the State Government’s Embedded Power Programme. Governor Ambode, who led some members of the State Executive Council, lawmakers and other critical stakeholders to a meeting at the NERC’s headquarters in Abuja, said the embedded power project was designed as his administration’s flagship programme for direct intervention in the power value chain towards achieving a 24-hour power for Lagos. He said the proposed power programme would generate up to 3,000MW of power…

Amir Khan and his wife Faryal Makhdoom sensationally announced their marriage is over in an explosive ongoing row on Twitter, which has seen them both accuse the other of cheating. The boxer, from Bolton, who is worth £23million, this afternoon astonishingly claimed his wife had an affair with heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. So me and the wife Faryal have agreed to split. I'm currently in Dubai. Wish her all the best.— Amir Khan (@amirkingkhan) August 4, 2017 Faryal moved on quick. Always mentioned to me how much she wanted to be with another guy, from all people another boxer ????…

In a bid to forestall any activity capable of impeding academic continuity for students of the Lagos State Polytechnic, the State Government has filed a motion on notice for interlocutory injunction before the National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos to restrain the unions from embarking on another strike action. Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh, in a statement on Friday, said the originating processes and motion on notice for interlocutory injunction have been served on the three unions including the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP) and Non…