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Tit bits Fuel scarcity persists in Yenagoa Anlfidal fud .scarcity has pen.isled In Yeoagoa. capital orBaretSll SIBle, Il!i the faceoH between pcllOlewn markeu~B and the Petroleum Tuk Force inaugurated by the stale government entered Its fifth day last Friday_ OryAle gathered that the situation ¥1m3med due to laclt of fuel It the Nigerian Na· tional Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) mep
filling SUltion sometime in the we« which also slmlgthened the position of the mar-
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of FridillY, • 111ft of peuol wu selling for ~ NISO and N2OQ, • ~uction of about 20 pftCfllt (rom the N200 and N250 cha,!ed by mOliI black markel deaJers eadier in Ihewedt.
PDP okays demolition of slums in Abuja
Oil wells: Royal fathers to broker peace between A1lbom r ClRiver ANIEF10K UOON:)UAK
uyo rad1uoua rulers from the two sis· ler>-ilat!S of Akwa lbom and eros. River are .KtlO Step into the seemingly qu:lity between the SUlte5 thrown tip by the legallussle tM:f the owntrshlp or17_6 oU welIa. a case that was ream.tly-'wlt by.(\kNa IbOm al the Supreme Coon. Al...... lh~ I p'::u:ourl on July to granted ownenh.ip ot hi] oil wen. to Akwa 1bom, the dispUte ap not 10 have been fmaUy Rllied for good~, Cross River has Indicated IntentioD to retuql to the same coW1tD OYerrum ils verdkt. 1his toUav.~ die demand by the Akwa Jbom Scate ~n.mmt that Cros5 River should refund ~ ilLS bUIlon 10 Ils coJfen """" !he ....... '. (Cnm """'1 - _ earned &om the 'uB wells" before they were
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Akwa Iborn State commissioner for Justice and Attorney, the amount was deducted from Akwa [born derivation revenue beDNeen January 2008 and May 2012 returned to Akwa Ibom via the Supreme Court Ruling. Acootding 10 EkpeyoIl8 Nteklm, Akwa [born State commiMioncr for Justice and AItomey. the amount wu deducted from Akwa Ibom derivadon revenue between January
2008 and MayZOI2. n~. Etim aton Edel, chairman, Cross River CouncD of Chic&. disturbed by the seeming endless media war that Is further straining the reJadonshIp between the states; announced in Uyo that traditional ruI· ers from the two states would soon WBde Into dlemattCf. Edm Edet at a book lawlch In honour of Ime Udousoro, the Akwa lbom State Coun· ciI of ChIe(s, dJd no( give details Il5 11 was nOI Immedlatcly clear at th~ lime offi1ing In this slory, whether the move by dte royal fathers had received the endorsement of the governors of the two states. But Nsima Ekere. Akwa lbom State dep. uty gmwnor thought the oonuoversy over the ownenhIp of the oU wcJ1s was necdless as the Supreme Counhad given its judgment pn the mauer. am described the-move by the royal f1lthen u commend1lblc, adding thai it was dear demoMlJalion that the bond of friendlhip between the rwo &tates was sdU soon"
Council distributes 500 bags of fertilizer to farmers in C/River en,; H.t·nshaw, cha.lrman, Calabar Sout h Local GoYmunent. has d.lstrlbt4ecl over 500 bags of fertilizeR at no cost to I,SO farmers. Henshaw distributed the commodil)' at the fa~lng .Ite alool New Alrpon Road, Anant1gha, (..aJoha r. He sIld the gesture was pan or the agriadturtJ de\o'eIDpmenl programme oCthe councU! nle benelklarles of the Certillzers Indude Water" ltal Farmen Association.
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New AIrpon Road. Nka-Namse-nbmada Women A.s.sodatlon. Abltu Avenue and Women Farmers Auodadon. Ward 3. Hewhaw said the lIate government approved the pwchue and dIstrlbuUoo of fertilizers to fanners In order to achieve improved yields in their various Carms. lhe distribution or fenlllU!rs 10 over ISO fanners Is in appreciation of Lite Slate government of what they have'"t:lone so as to achieve Improved yteldJ in their various
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The chairman said the aggregate culd· vation of their watei leaf farms, oba. and other categories of veget:ables among others. had helped in (eeding the residents of the area. rl t Is expedient (or any reasonable government to assist and enCOWBXe (0 achieve beuerytelds,° he said Hen!hawsaid the government had coneluded arrangements (0 launch an agrlcul. tural enrolment scheme to b[ing numerOUi beoefits to farmeB in the ~ate. (NAN)
While residents of Mpape, a suburb of Abula. the Federal Capilol Territory (FCf). are on edge following notice of demolltJon served them by the administration that anytime from now, the caterpUiars would move In, dIe ruling Peoples Democratic Pany (PDP) weekend said II endo~ the demolition. Sam lala. deputy national chalrntan of Ihe pany, said the "DP would back the FCT for the developmenl of the dl)'. He said tM naLion's capital requires a face·lift. noLing however. thai those affected with genuine documents wtll be compensmed..
49 prosecuted for violating Kwara environmental law Fony nine people were 00 Saturday prosecuted in Ilorin (orviolatlng the Kwanr. Slate Environmental Law. The culpriU Included housewives and students arrested at dlffen::nt pafl.!l of the Slate capital during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. Some of those arresled were found roaming the Streets, while .some were playing footbaU on the streets, during the o:erclse. The presiding judges of the twO unltation mobUe courts. Kayode OnI and Abdulhamad YU5suf, decried the bigh number of people prosecuted forthe.same offence.
Residents protest demolition in New Kuchigoro Some residents of New Kuchigoro In AbuJa on Tuesday protested against the demolition of their houses by Abuj1l Development Coolfol Department. The protesters mounted a road block along the Games Village route In the FederaJ Capital Territory (Fer) and made bonfires to express their anler. However, 11 large contingent of securll)' personnel was at the scene to calm down the protesters and maIntain peace. Johnson Garba, a resident of the vii, lage, alleged that only one week notice was given to them to leave the area and .tre••ed thaI the time was too short for them to relocate elsewhere.