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(Nigeria) A lawyer and Ijaw youth activist,   Oweilaemi Pereotubo has condemned in strong terms the illegal and continued detention of the 10 students arrested from Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State by the military in search of Niger Delta Avengers operatives, saying it was a gross violation of their fundamental human rights and unconstitutional.

(Nigeria) Rivers State governor, Mr Nyesom Wike has stated   that   the   state government will sincerely   implement   the   resolutions   of the peace   meeting   brokered   by the Police and the Department of State Services, DSS, for the peaceful   conduct of rerun elections in the state.

(Nigeria) In furtherance to a request by the House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Education, the Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association,   has petitioned the lower chamber on the need to put measures in place for effective utilisation of the Cabotage Act.

(Nigeria) Registered political parties under the aegis of Rivers State Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC,   have expressed disappointment over the suspension of the re-run elections in the state scheduled to hold July 30, 2016.

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, leading his delegation to a meeting with the UN World Tourism Organisation, led by its Secretary-General, Mr. Taleb Rifai, in Madrid, Spain.   The Secretary-General of the UN World Tourism Agency, UNWTO, Mr. Taleb Rifai, has hailed the demonstration of political will by the Nigerian government to move tourism forward in the country.

(Nigeria) The Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC and Iran have agreed to forge stronger trade partnership that would promote bilateral trade between both countries.

(Nigeria) Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has appealed to Professor Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights to “use your good offices and position to urgently request the leadership of the House of Representatives of Nigeria to explain the alleged deliberate padding of the 2016 budget with N481 billion removal of critical projects and replacement of such projects with constituency projects, which have not only undermined the fight against corruption in the country but also exacerbated extreme poverty and violations of internationally recognized human rights.”