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    The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has said he is open for negotiations with the Federal government. Kanu and two others have been in detention since October last year for alleged treason. Speaking through his counsels Ifeanyi Ejiofor and the Amoebi Nzelu today August 12th, Kanu said he wasn't opposed to negotiating with the Federal government.

  Minister of Transport, Hon. Rotimi was in his usual jolly mood at the inauguration of the Steering Committee on the Concessioning of the Nigerian Railways by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Friday, August 12th. Also pictured is Yusuf Alhassan Adamu Director, Bureau of Public Enterprises, Vincent O. Akpotaire Ag. Director General Bureau of Public Enterprises, Chairman of the Committee.

Niger Delta Avengers ready for dialogue with the Nigerian government. Brig Gen Mudoch Agbinibo, the spokesperson of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), reacted to the reported visit of Sports Minister Solomon Dalung to Oporoza He said that Dalung did not meet any member of the group. The Avengers said: “The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, narrated how he met some self-acclaimed Niger Delta Avengers in Oporoza, Gbaramatu kingdom. We are here to let the public know that Niger Delta fraudsters have defrauded the Minister.” “Niger Delta Avengers cannot stoop so low to send representatives to meet a common Minister of Youths that does not know his work. “Solomon Dalung has been defrauded and played by Niger Delta fraudsters, he did not hold any meeting with us, Niger Delta Avengers. READ ALSO: Niger Delta Avengers gave me a letter for Buhari – Dalung “Let me make it clear that any meeting with the Avengers that the international community ...

President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, are billed to depart Nigeria tomorrow ( Tuesday ) for an anti-graft summit in London. In a report entitled: ‘Palaces of Corruption’, The Mail on Sunday, published pictures and locations of houses belonging to two late former governors, who faced graft charges in their lifetime.

Caernarfon Food Festival organisers promise an event that will reflect the town's character and culture. The annual Caernarfon Food Festival is set to take place in the Gwynedd town between Friday May 13 and Saturday May 14, 2016. Spread around the town in a number of various locations, it will play host to a food lovers paradise with live cookery demonstrations, freshly cooked food plus stalls with food and drink to sample and buy and a number of fun activities for children. Committee-led, the festival aims to reflect Caernarfon's character and culture while promoting local produce and businesses. With something for all the family to enjoy, the festival is free to attend apart from the chef demos (£3 per ticket) with the some of the chefs set to appear including Bryn Williams, Dan Ap Geraint and Lisa Fearn.

Jose Mourinho is already scouting players he will sign, when he becomes Manchester United manager in the summer.The former Chelsea boss, is widely expected to replace Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford after this season. And Italian journalist, Gianluca Di Marzio, claims Mourinho has already identified the areas of the team he will strengthen.