“ON Wednesday, at the commencement of the ward congress, I learnt Eleweomo and his people in about 20 buses had stormed my ward 5, Idi Ose area of the local government. They were armed with guns, and on getting there, I inquired from supporters what the business of Eleweomo was. Shortly after, he (Eleweomo) went and stayed in one of the classrooms of the school with heavy smoke of marijuana coming from their end. But we were not perturbed.

GUBERNATORIAL Candidate of the Accord Party, AP, in Delta State, Mr. Peter Osalor, Thursday, deferred with those calling for the postponement of the January 6 gubernatorial re-run in the state, saying that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, should go ahead with conduct of the election with the old voters’ register.

THE Leadership of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in the South South zone, met in Benin City, Edo State, Thursday, with a view to strategise on how to capture more states in the zone come 2011.

Former Super Eagles coach and Nigeria Football Association (NFF) technical committee member Adegboye Onigbinde has approved the decision of the NFF executive board to appoint the duo of Kano Pillars coach Salisu Yusuf and former Eagles goalkeeper Ike Shorunmu as Super Eagles assistant coaches.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan Thursday approved the appointment of Engr. Emmanuel Egbagbe as Senior Special Assistant on Infrastructure Development Matters.