CLON LESLEY

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has warned the chief of army staff, Lt General Tukur Buratai, to guard his utterances and stop making political and inciting statements regarding the restiveness in the Niger Delta region.

House of Reps appropriation committee chairman, who was dropped last week, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has released more documents to show widespread fraudulent manipulation of the 2016 budget.

The Adaka Boro Avengers (ABA) and other militant groups have asked indigenes of South-East and South-South all over Nigeria to immediately come back home.

  The Nigerian government has cancelled its plan to build a massive film village in the northern state of Kano, following social media outcry and opposition from Muslim clerics.

    Nigerians resort to firewood and charcoal for fuel as kerosene becomes out of reach. Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK), known as kerosene, hit an all time high price of N600 per litre at the weekend, worsening the pains of over 30 million households who depend on the product for cooking.

Angry women in Owerri, Imo state have taken to the street to protest against the decision of Governor Rochas Okorocha to relocate Eke-ukwu market to the Imo modern market along Egbeada layout within the state capital. It was also gathered that officials of the Imo State government has met with the Eke-Ukwu market traders and artisans to discuss the ongoing relocation of the market as the protest raged. According to Channels TV, the Governor spoke with traders, artisans and various market associations at a meeting at the Imo International Conference Center in Owerri, the Imo state capital. After several hours of meeting, the Governor insisted on the relocation of the market and gave the occupants three weeks to vacate and move to the new site which has been allocated and under construction.

Chelsea are looking to heavily reinforce their squad this summer under the management of new boss Antonio Conte. The blues have already signed a top striker in the form of Michy Batshuayi from French side Marseille. Now, they are mainly interested in luring a midfielder and several top names are in the limelight, most notably N’Golo Kante.