Also gracing the occasion were commissioners and high chiefs across the state, among whom were Chief Ross Uredi, Commissioner of Bureau for Special Duties; Comrade Ovuozorie Macaulay, Commissioner for Energy; Chief James Otobo, Mr. Prince Erijo, Mr. Ambrose Okuwo, Mr. Leo Okuwe, PDP community leaders and a host of other representatives.

The Federal govern-ment and Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) on “One Local Government One Product (OLOP)” programme for revitalizing Nigeria ’s rural economy.

By Henry Umoru ABUJA—PRESIDENT Umaru Yar’Adua may have summoned the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Vincent Ogbulafor weekend to explain how the party arrived at ceding the presidency to the South East by 2015. It was gathered that Ogbulafor was reportedly asked to appear at the Presidential Villa and where he […]

The embattled councillors, along with the chairman of the party in the local government, Dr. Ikechukwu Enwenwa, who was also suspended have sent an SOS to the state Police command, and have reportedly petitioned the state governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan on the matter, alleging threat to their lives.

Onyeabor Ngwogu, Nigeria’s best sprinter on the local scene at the weekend fell for an old trick most athletes adopt to frustrate out favourites for a title. He got disqualified from becoming the winner of the sprint event of the reinvented Nkoyo Ibori Super Classic.

The INC noted that the failures of successive administrations in the country to resolve the problems in the region gave birth to the conflicts in the region.

He said that no matter how well catered for they were, they could never feel at home and called on the Federal Government to withdraw troops of the Joint Task Force from Ijaw communities in the areas and to pave the way for the speedy return of the displaced persons.

A combination of clinical finishing and solid defence allowed Nigeria to beat Ivory Coast 7-4 in a thrilling final of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2009 Qualifier Durban on Sunday.

Yakubu Aiyegbeni thinks he will be fit Everton’s opening match of the season against Arsenal.
The Nigerian striker ruptured his Achilles against Tottenham Hotspur last November and has since undergone a strict rehabilitation programme.

By Taye Obateru JOS — The order of the Plateau State Local Government Election Appeal Tribunal stopping the use of private lawyers to defend petitions arising from the last council election in the state is generating ripples in legal and political circles. Vanguard learnt that the tribunal, chaired by Justice Yargata Nimpar had ruled that […]