By Charles Kumolu

A GROUP, The Northern Patriotic Front, NPF, has condemned what it described as campaign of calumny against the leadership of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,  over the conduct of Anambra State governorship poll.

It said the outcome of the election showed that INEC is committed to ensuring that leaders emerge through free [...]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young

BENIN CITY—AS Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, yesterday, marked his first year in office, Edo State Governor, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has sent a message of felicitation and commendation to him, saying   “it is also gratifying that your assumption of office has brought our two states closer as centres of people-driven governance,”

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MATRIARCH of  the Obafemi Awolowo dynasty and Yeye Oodua of Yoruba nation, Chief Hannah Dideolu Awolowo will host the inaugural meeting of the Yoruba Legacy Forum today at Ikenne in Ogun State.

The meeting is expected to affirm the decision of the January 14, 2010 gathering of the forum which stated that Legacy Forum will [...]

By  Ola Ajayi

IBADAN—THE Action Congress(AC) in Oyo State said it was worrisome that it will contest the 2011 election with the Peoples Democratic Party which has no regard for due process.

But, it vowed that as the electoral battle in the state gathered momentum, it had got in its possession all the electoral ‘weapons’ [...]

By Tony Edike

ENUGU—A total of 1,088 persons were arrested and detained by the police in Enugu metropolis between September and December last year for various offences.

The arrests which were made by policemen serving in 13 police stations within the Enugu capital city, confirmed the high crime wave witnessed within the last quarter of [...]

By  Enyim Enyim

ONITSHA—Anambra State Government has started the implementation of the long demanded Teachers Salary Scale, TSS, by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, in the state.

Secretary of the union, Chief Awagu Kenneth who spoke to reporters yesterday at the NUT secretariat, Awka, said government had kept faith with its earlier promise by [...]

By Innocent Anaba

LAGOS—A Lagos High Court has adjourned till 30 April 2010 to deliver judgment in the suit by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC,  against the former Chairman of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Bello Lafiaji, and his personal assistant, Usman Amali.

Trial judge in the matter is Justice Olusola Williams. The court [...]

By Amaka Agwuegbo

Youths from the Middle Belt region, under the auspices of the United Middle Belt Youth Congress, UMBYC, are agitating for the establishment of Middle Belt Farming Development Commission and 13 per cent of revenue derivation from Ajaokuta rolling steel industry.

Making known their agitations, national president, United Middle Belt Youth Congress, Mr [...]