Video clips of the alleged extra-judicial killing are on an internet portal, www. youtube.com.

By Tordue Salem ABUJA — The Leader of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, Tunde Akogun said yesterday that the just-concluded retreat for members held in Kano and Uyo was partly funded by Governors, as he exonerated himself from allegations of misappropriation of funds that were voted for the capacity-building event.

IT was a day of festive fun on Saturday June 6, 2009 at the Murhi Okunlola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos, when the Bridge Clinic, a leading fertility clinic in Lagos, organised a children’s party to herald its success 10th year of successful assisted reproductive interventions in the form of IVF.

The Lagos State House of Assembly member, Mr Hodewu Suru Avoseh, representing Badagry II, who was declared missing and later found, yesterday made his first appearance in the Assembly and declined to make detail comment on the issue based on police directive.

TWO days after Vanguard’s exclusive publication that US authorities were not too enthusiastic in providing assistance in the investigation of the multi- million dollar Halliburton scam by the Mike Okiro panel, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), has warned that failure of the US to provide such information will create the opportunity for looters of the nation’s wealth to escape.

KANO — THE Kano State government is working toward putting in place an initiative that will ensure that every student in public schools in the state possess textbooks in English and Mathematics.

THE Catholic Church is not on collision course with the Lagos State Government over land use charges, the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, has averred.

By Peter Duru MAKURDI — Benue State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mrs. Ntol Adoga Unongo, has disclosed that the 40th edition of National Council on Information and Communication has been slated for Makurdi in the week with N30 million earmarked for that purpose.

President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), and Arch- Bishop of Catholic Church, Abuja Diocese, Arch-Bishop John Onaiyekan, has advised President Umaru Yar’Adua to prune the administration’s seven-point agenda to one.

According to MEND, “after destroying the entire oil infrastructure in Delta State, the hurricane will move into the neighboring states of Bayelsa and Rivers before passing through the remaining states of Ondo, Edo , and Akwa Ibom and then finally head off-shore.”

The team, led by Mr. Steve Dunstone, said they were in Nigeria to re-enact the Anglo-Nigeria relationship that existed in the days of the Lander Brothers as well as verify claims that would act as yardstick for award of excellence to three governors and some individuals in the country, including Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan.

According to him, “ I think she was pregnant before we found ourselves in this situation. So she delivered in the prison here and we are appealing to them to take her to the hospital, at least for the sake of the innocent child. But they are still being wicked.

Among the vehicles involved are one Nissan bus with the inscription “ITC” and with registration number IM139A, a 505 Station Wagon with registration number GQ552KJA.

By Emmanuel Ovuakporie ABUJA—The Federal Government has introduced e-pension payment system that would ease the problems senior citizens encounter while collecting their monthly stipends.

By Emmanuel Ovuakporie ABUJA—The new Head of  Civil Service to the Federation (HOCSF) Mr Stephen Orosanye yesterday advised Directors of Finance and Administration (DFAs) to properly liaise with their various bankers to reduce the bottlenecks associated with e-payments.