The United States authorities in further attempt to prevent a repeat of 25th December incident have ordered investigation into two areas of aviation security, placing passengers on watch lists and screening before boarding.

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, yesterday said the out-going Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Idris Kutigi will swear in his successor in office, Justice Aloysius Kastina-Alu, as the new CJN, in the absence of President Umaru Yar’Adua being unable to perform the duty.

By Taye Obateru

Jos — A Plateau-based human rights group, League for Human Rights, has joined in condemning the attempt by a Nigerian, Farouk AbdulMutallab to blow up an American-bound aircraft, describing it as shocking, disappointing and a national embarrassment.

The body in a statement, yesterday, signed by its Director, Shamaki Gad Peter said the [...]

The Ebonyi State Government has commenced a base line and demographic survey of property, houses and tourists areas within Abakaliki for effective planning and development of the place.

THE CNPP has disagreed with calls for the National Assembly to urgently legislate on the use of electronic voting by INEC for the conduct of the Anambra State gubernatorial election in 2010.

Bayel-sa State new Head of Service, HoS, Rev Obegha Julius Oworibo, has been charged to consolidate on the reforms taking place in the state civil service.

THE mem-ber representing Warri Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Daniel Reyenieju, has expressed disgust and pains over the linkage of a Nigerian to an attempted bombing of an American airliner in Detroit, United States of America.

The petitioners maintained that Ubenyi fishing camp had been in the possession of Omadino community from time immemorial, adding that no community had challenged its ownership until the recent emergence of Agbarha Development Committee, comprising the Agbarha-Urhobo of Warri South Local Government Area.

IN order to tackle criminality more effectively in Edo State, the state government in collaboration with the 18 local governments councils in the state, weekend, presented 18 Toyota Hilux vans to the joint military/police patrol tagged, Operation Thunderstorm.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State has called on its members not to see the 16 January 2010 re-run election into Etsako-Central Consti-tuency in the state as one between its candidate, Mr. Chris Umogbai, and his Action Congress, AC, counterpart, Mr. Johnson Oghuma Eguakhide, but between the PDP and Governor Adams Oshiomhole.