…urges Andy Uba to work with Soludo By Henry Umoru ABUJA—THE Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday described the governors elected on its platform nursing the presidential ambition come 2011 as mere noise makers, just as it said they were out to distract the government. The chiding by the party’s leadership was a […]

By Tordue Salem ABUJA—The National Identity Commission (NIC) is under probe over its failure to issue every Nigerian a security National Identity Card, several years after the contract for the project was awarded, the House of Representatives Committee on Interior disclosed yesterday. The Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Jerimon Manwe (PDP/Taraba), who made the disclosure […]

By Emmanuel Aziken ABUJA—Senator Iyiola Omisore has dismissed the Action Congress as an impotent political factor in the Southwest, saying that the AC is much of a noisy empty barrel outside Lagos State. Appraising his chances ahead of the forthcoming re-run of the Osun East senatorial seat also dismissed his opponent as an unknown political […]

By  Tony Edike ENUGU—THE crisis in Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), yesterday took a new twist, as a first year Micro Biology student, Mr. Victor Mgbejiofor, was allegedly shot dead by the police during the students’ demonstration in Enugu. The student was said to hail from Achi in Oji River Local Government […]

By Austin Ogwuda Asaba — MEMBERS of Esionwun family of Ubagira, Ugborodo Escravos in Delta State, have dragged management of Chevron Nigeria Limited before Asaba Federal High Court, seeking to restrain the company from having any dealing with Ugborodo Community Trust in respect of compensation to the family. Augustine Ayavoro sued for himself and on […]

By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN—THE Esogban of Benin Kingdom and Chairman of the Benin Forum, Chief David Edebiri, yesterday accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state of squandering billions of naira in the state in the last ten years. According to him, the party’s criticism of Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s government is borne out of […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Micheal Kaase Aondoakaa (SAN) yesterday, refuted allegations that he was behind the leadership crisis presently rocking the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). In a statement by the Minister in Abuja yesterday, he denied insinuations in some quarters that he actually pulled the […]

By Laide Akinboade ABUJA— Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili, has said Nigerian women have to do more in promoting gender related issues especially issues that concern women. Akunyili who stated this yesterday at the African Regional Conference organised by Third  World Organisation for Women in Science (TWOWS),  in Abuja, said it was […]

By Jimitota Onoyume PORT HARCOURT —  HUNDREDS of students of the University of Port Harcourt, yesterday, stormed Government House, Port Harcourt, to demand that the state government relocates ex-militants from their rehabilitation camp at Aluu, Choba to any other place in the state very far from the institution. The police in Port Harcourt has arrested […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU—NATIONAL Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South East zone, Chief Olisa Metu says the zonal working committee of the party will work tirelessly to ensure that the party won the February 6, Anambra State gubernatorial election. He said that the party will support its candidate and former Governor of […]