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Niger Delta group vows to resist take over of Port Harcourt, Warri refineries

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http://ift.tt/2qxArvn The group made their position known at the end of a one day forum of the leadership of youth groups in the region coordinated by Richard Akinaka in Calabar, Cross River State yesterday. Niger Delta youths under the auspices of the Pan Niger Delta Youth Leadership Forum (PANDLEAF) have vowed to resist the proposed concessioning of the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries to Oando Plc, Agip and MRS. The group made their position known at the end of a one day forum of the leadership of youth groups in the region coordinated by Richard Akinaka in Calabar, Cross River State yesterday. The PANDLEAF said they held the forum “to have a self-appraisal of our region in respect of management of resources so far given.”A communiqué signed by the president of the forum, Famous Daunemigha and its Secretary, Michael Ekpo said: “We will resist any attempts to concession these refineries without consideration of the people of the Niger Delta. “We as a region are not agai...

Bronzed beachguards of ‘Baywatch’ back on big screen

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http://ift.tt/2rKNkAl NEW YORK, NY – MAY 22: Women's Health Publisher Laura-Frerer Schmidt (L) and Women's Health Editor in Chief Amy Keller Laird attend The Cinema Society's Screening Of "Baywatch" at Landmark Sunshine Cinema on May 22, 2017 in New York City. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images/AFP<br />Dia Dipasupil / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP For a generation of fans, “Baywatch” was an escapist fantasy that invoked sun, surf and some famously silicone-enhanced stars jogging slo-mo in form-fitting red lycra across the beaches of California. It drew in a weekly 1.1 billion viewers from 148 countries at its 1990s peak, offering sun without sunburn, golden sand without sandy sandwiches and David Hasselhoff without the hassle. A new movie starring Dwayne Johnson hits theaters on Friday, promising a raunchier “Baywatch” that will succeed where many TV to big screen conversions like “The Dukes of Hazzard,” “CHiPs” and “Lost in Space” have failed. Johns...