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.

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

Jigawa State government has paid N300 million to the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, as its 50 per cent contribution to provide maternal and child health services in all the 27 local government areas of the state, Governor Sule Lamido has disclosed.

FORMER Director General of the Centre for Democratic Studies, CDS, Prof. Omo Omoruyi, Thursday, backed the presidential ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan and urged his former boss, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, to jettison the zoning issue, which he described as nonsensical.

Senator Jibrin Aminu (PDP-Adamawa) has cautioned that the PDP could lose mass support if it failed to address the complaints of aggrieved members over Tuesday’s nationwide ward delegates election.

MEMBERS of the Delta State House of Assembly may have for the first time fallen apart with the Acting Governor, Prince Sam Obi, who was the Speaker of the House before taking up the acting governorship appointment following, their refusal to confirm a Commissioner nominee sent by the Acting Governor.

The Steering Committee of Mid-East Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria yesterday condemned the suspension meted out on the Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Prof. Chigozie Ogbu, and eight others, saying the decision was contrary to the norms and proceedings governing operations of the Church of Christ.

Ohafia (Abia)-The Ebem Ohafia community in Ohafia Council Area of Abia has placed a total ban on homosexuality warning that those involved will be ostracised, no matter their status.

Enugu State House of Assembly passed a total of 28 bills and 10 resolutions in 2010. It also passed 24 motions in the same period, according to the official gazette of the Assembly.