By Abdulwahab Abdulah & Ifeanyi Okolie LAGOS—THE authorities of  the Kirikiri Maximum Prison may have tightened its rules of engagement  due to the horde of visitors  who besiege the gate daily, wanting  to see top politician, Chief Bode George. George, former chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), was twoweeks agojailed by a Lagos High […]

*Govt, kingmakers’ meeting deadlocked By Dayo Johnson AKURE—THE crisis trailing the deposition of the Deji of Akureland, Oba Adepoju Adesina, has deepened as the peace meeting convened by the Ondo State Government with the aggrieved kingmakers and high chiefs ended in a deadlock. Also, no fewer than 50 thugs yesterday disrupted a meeting of the […]

ABUJA—An Abuja High Court presided over by Justice Abimbola Banjoko, on Tuesday threw out an application by Senator Nicholas Ugbane, erstwhile chairman of the  Senate Committee on Power, seeking to quash the N5.2 billion corruption charges against him. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, had on May 14, arraigned Ugbane, who is the third accused […]

By Chinyere Amalu ABUJA — The Federal Government yesterday assured Nigerians that the outbreak of swine flu in the country did not restrict movement of immigrants in and out of the country. The Federal Ministry of Health in a statement signed by Special Assistant (Communication) to the Minister, Mr. Niyi Ojuolape, said ven though the […]

By Peter Duru MAKURDI—The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshall Paul Dike has decried the high level of social vices which include drug abuse, alcoholism and prostitution in military barracks in the country, vowing that the ugly trend would be checked. Dike made this assertion while declaring open a two-week skills acquisition training […]

By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA — Benue State Elders’ Forum yesterday dismissed as tribalistic those calling for the sack of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Chief Mike Aondoakaa (SAN), saying almost all of them are from the South-West geo-political zone. Notable individuals especially lawyers and corporate institutions had, at separate times, described Chief Aondoakaa as […]

By Anayo Okoli Umuahia—Abia State Government has established a tracking system to monitor the movement of kidnappers in the state, with a view to arresting them wherever they may take their victims. Governor Theodore Orji, who disclosed this in Umuahia when he met with the new executives of  Aba Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and […]

PRESIDENTIAL spokesman, Olusegun Adeniyi is an intelligent person. That was why I was disappointed when he joined the chorus of government officials who argue quite illogically, that the scarcity of petroleum products which government attributes to hoarding and fraudulent activities by oil marketers, is a justification for the deregulation of the petroleum sector.

MEMBER representing the Warri Federal Constituency of Delta State in the National Assembly, Mr. Daniel Reyenieju has stated that Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan is determined to complete all ongoing development pro-jects across the state.

REPENTANT militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, yesterday revealed that even as a militant leader, he was forced to pay a total N220 million as ransom to some kidnappers to secure the release of a number of women, children and foreigners that were abducted in the name of the Niger-Delta struggle.

ABUJA — NATIONAL Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Vincent Ogbulafor has told those not satisfied with the choice of Professor Chukwuma Soludo as the party’s candidate for next year’s gubernatorial election in Anambra State to either toe the party line or quit.

FORMER Deputy Governor of Delta State, Chief Benjamin Elue, also a staunch member of Uduaghan Vision, has said it was the resolve of the group to return incumbent governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, for a second term, just as a group, Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan 2011 Club (EEU2011C), has thrown its weight behind the endorsement of the governor by the Delta State House of Assembly.

ENATE President, Chief David Mark, yesterday, exonerated the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Maurice Iwu, from the nation’s electoral problems saying Iwu’s removal was not the solution to the electoral woes.

EDO STATE ,yesterday, witnessed yet another kidnapping case as a Deputy Director in the Federal Department of Livestock and Pest Control Services of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, along with his driver, were kidnapped by gunmen between Auchi and Ekpoma.

OVER N30 billion is needed to check the flood and erosion confronting Benin City, Edo State capital, Commissioner for Environment, Mr Clem Agba, has said.