By Henry Umoru ABUJA— A former Anambra State governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chuma Nwofor has called on Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately jump start the economy of the Niger Delta States, just as he said with his emergence, it showed all ethnic groups have equal stake in […]

TRADE Union Congress, TUC, has called for the establishment of a division of the National Industrial Court, NIC, in Port Harcourt. Making the appeal in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Chairman of the labor union, Mr. Chika Unuegbu, said the Ministry of Labour should liaise with the President of the National Industrial Court, Hon Justice Babatunde Adeniran Adejumo, to come with a division of the court in the state.

The Igba of Warri, Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor, has urged the people of Niger Delta not to expect an over-night solution to the problems of the region following the confirmation of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as the Acting President.

The chairmen of the two factions of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi State, have accuse each other of belonging to the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP.

Indications emerged, weekend, that new postings of General Officers Commanding of the Nigerian Army, Flag Officers Commanding of the Nigerian Navy and Air-Officers Commanding of the Nigerian Airforce whose appointment by the Service Chiefs had been stalled by the prolonged absence of the Commander-in- Chief, President Umaru Yar’Adua, from the country, would now be appointed following the resolutions of the National Assembly, last week, making Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, the nation’s Acting President.

I believe it was in this column I wrote last week that I do not envy the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF ), one bit. To lend credence to my fear, the President of the body is reported to have said that the Federation had to bow to the yearnings of Nigerians in choosing a foreign technical adviser for the Super Eagles World Cup campaign. I hope that statement, (if he said it,) will just end there, because no Nigerian will be held responsible if the coach they bring, fails to deliver.

Senators belonging to the National Interest Group, NIG, which championed last week’s empowerment of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as Acting President are contemplating fresh options to regularise perceived constitutional inadequacies in the resolutions of the National Assembly.

THE Save Nigeria Group, SNG, has faulted the National Assembly’s resolutions empowering Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan as Acting President. The group has also given the Federal Executive Council a 10-day notice to declare President Umaru Yar’Adua physically incapacitated.

The Federal High Court sitting in Benin has set aside an order of an Abuja magistrate court for the arrest of the Action Congress lawmaker representing Akoko-Edo North Constituency in the Edo State House of Assembly Mr. Kabiru Adjotu.

THE South South Economic Summit Committee, SSESC, led by former Presidential candidate, Professor Pat Utomi, weekend, urged the Federal Government to urgently commence the construction of the Lagos-Calabar railway line which is estimated to cost 5.7 billion dollars.