Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has administered the oath of office on Princess Ekiuwa lnneh as the new Head of Service of the state urging her to contribute her quota to the advancement of the state Civil Service.

COALITION for Good Governance and Economic Justice in Africa has praised the arrest of former Chairman of the Edo State Task Force on Environment, Major Lawrence Loye (rtd) for unlawful demolition of houses in Benin City.

Max Air, one of the official airlines licensed by National Hajj Commission for 2011 Hajj operations has deployed four Boeing aircraft for the exercise.

Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Edo State, has urged factional leaders in the crisis rocking the party over the issue of the deputy governorship ticket to sheathe their sword and allow for the amicable settlement of the issues.

DELTA State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has asked traditional rulers to be involved in monitoring of contractors handling government projects in their domain with a view to checking the excesses of contractors, who collect money and fail to execute the projects.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Supervisory Presiding Officer, SPO, Mr. Jude Ekerete has testified against a petitioner who was one of the candidates for Ukwuani Constituency in the last House of Assembly election, Mr. Chris Ochor, that he actually did not cast his vote in his ward.

Umuahia-ABIA State House of Assembly has summoned the Vice Chancellor of Abia State University, Uturu, Professor Chibuzor Ogbuagu, and state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bala Hassan, over the controversial gang rape of a young girl allegedly by five young men said to be students of the university.