Guardian Newspapers: "BOTH the Federal Government and the Joint Task Force have been accused of high-handedness and insincerity in the handling of the ongoing unrest in the Niger Delta. The JTF was also accused of wrongly labelling Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo) a criminal, despite his peace initiatives in the region."
Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."