AGAIN, IGP ORDERS PDP SECRETARIAT TO BE LOCKED UP TEMPORARILY.

Respite is in sight at last for the resolution of the protracted leadership tussle in the People Democratic Party (PDP), as the Sheriff and Makarfi factions has agreed to form a truce and formed an eight-man Committee to find a lasting solution to the impasse, as the party Secretariat is to remain under lock and key. The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase yesterday brokered the truce in his office is intended to settle the two factions and chart the right course for peace.

A statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) Olabisi Kolawole said “each of the factions – Sen Ali Modu Sherif’s and Sen Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi’s-led factions agreed to nominate four representatives each, for peace talks to arrive at a harmonized position within one week; while the PDP Secretariat at Wadata House Plaza and Legacy House should be under lock and key pending the outcome of the resolution.”

The statement also appealed to politician on the need to educate their followers, it read; “While appealing to the politicians to help in educating their followers on the need to act and conduct themselves within the ambit of the law, the IGP said the Force would not relent in its mandate to protect lives and property without fear or favour.

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BOKO HARAM LAUNCHES RADIO STATION

Information had it that the Islamist sect, Boko Haram has established an FM radio station. Residents in Tolkomari, which is in the far northern part of Cameroon, have confirmed receiving broadcast messages from the Islamic sect via the radio station on 96.8 frequency modulation.

The Voice of America report said the station broadcast mainly propaganda materials to counter media reports of victories by troops from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger Republic against the Boko Haram militants.

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NIGER DELTA AVENGERS DENY MEETING WITH KACHUKWU IN ASABA

The militants group, Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, has denied holding talk with a federal government team led by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu yesterday after an online medium had reported that the two parties met at the Delta state government house in Asaba. They replied Sahara reporters via Twitter, who were the ones who reported that they met with the federal government to dialogue. “We want to say it’s a lie and anybody parading themselves as Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, representatives are political jobbers.

“@SaharaReporters THEY ARE NOT OUR REPRESENTATIVES.”

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WORLD LEADERS UPHOLD NIGERIA'S POSITION ON NUCLEAR SECURITY

The 2016 Nuclear Security Summit has ended in Washington DC with the participating world leaders declaring that measures towards strengthening nuclear security will not hamper the rights of countries willing to develop and use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

This declaration which was contained in a communique issued at the summit hosted by President Barack Obama is an affirmation of Nigeria’s stance.