THE Federal Government has been told to ensure a level playing ground for political parties in the 2011 general elections with the full implementation of the Justice Uwais panel recommendations.

Prominent present and past political office holders, yesterday, in Lagos admitted that there was indeed, a widening gulf between the government and the governed.

By Kolade Larewaju

ABEOKUTA— AN Abeokuta High Court yesterday upheld the impeachment of the former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mrs. Titi Oseni, saying that a law court could not adjudicate in the proceedings of the House.

 It would be recalled that the former Speaker, was impeached by 23 of the 26 member-House [...]

His ambition was to be a big time farmer and a father-figure among his peers. And while he lived the late The Nation newspaper correspondent, Edo Sule Ugbagwu, nursed and gave expression to the vision to fight and conquer hunger among his people. And this also explained why he always ensured that those around him were well fed.

By Vincent Ujumadu

 AWKA—THERE was a near pandemonium on the premises of the Anambra State House of Assembly yesterday, when hundreds of placard–carrying demonstrators from Ayamelum Local Government Area of the state, stormed the House to abort what they alleged was an attempt to remove the Speaker of the House, Chief Anayo Nebe.

 The Speaker,  [...]

BARELY 24 hours after he fired Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Maurice Iwu, Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, vowed that never again shall Nigeria witness elections that would be characterized by fraud.

THE Benin Youth Council, BYC, a socio-cultural organization in Edo State, has vowed to participate in the process of selection and election of persons into the Senate and House of Representatives in the seven Local Government Councils that made up Edo South senatorial district in the 2011 general elections.

 By Dennis Agbo

ABAKALIKI—INVESTORS in quarry business in Ebonyi State have asked Governor Martin Elechi to halt, without further delay, the multiple taxes and levies they are being subjected to by the agencies of the state government.

 The aggrieved investors made up mostly of buyers of chippings for construction works within and outside the state, [...]

The Deputy National President, Nigerian labour Congress, Comrade Onikolease Irabor, has described the leadership of Governor Adams Oshiomole in Edo State as one of the greatest things that has happened in the state since it was created.