Due to the poor representation and perceived marginalisation of women in politics with Nigeria toping the list by 6% in Africa, KIND, an advocacy group for women participation in politics, with its allies, has launched an activation project to train women political aspirants interested in 2011 general elections.

Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has cautioned Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Chairman, Okwesilieze Nwodo over his utterances, saying he risks talking himself into irrelevance and becoming a butt of jokes if he continues to tread on the path of flippancy.

A PEOPLES Democratic Party, PDP, female aspirant for Ika federal constituency in the National Assembly, Dr. Isioma Okobah, has donated hospital equipment worth N100million to Central Hospital Agbor and four health centers in Ika South Council Area.

ITSEKIRI Community in Great Britain, has awarded scholarships to five children of some Itsekiri youths who died fighting in the seven years Ijaw/Itsekiri uprising, even as they also donated a laptop computer and printer to the Itsekiri Language Department of the College of Education, Warri, Delta State

JUST as many were ruing the unfortunate event of last Monday when ex-militants in their hundreds barricaded the Mbiama bridge end of the East-West road in Rivers State, a border area between Bayelsa and Rivers some yet to be identified gunmen in the wee hours of Friday yet again violated the peace of the riverine settlement of Opokuma in the Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, leaving in their trail death and destruction of properties.

The event was preceded by an avalanche of spam messages from the governor and his staff workers, who, almost every hour, harassed their contacts with reminders of Sir Ikedi Ohakim’s day to declare for a second term in office at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri.

Romance that went sourJUST like the roundabout movement of two lizards around a palm tree, it is not straightforward, except for those that read between the lines, to decode the candid grounds for the current political war in Delta state, which had witnessed the leader of one of the political kingdoms, the former governor of the state, Chief James Ibori, running to Dubai, some months ago, like a refugee, and his anointed heir, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, removed as governor, a little over a week ago, precisely November 9, by a Court of Appeal.

Goodluck Jonathan yesterday predicted that Nigeria will make quicker progress towards the fulfilment of its great potentials as a nation if its citizens foster peace, security and stability.

The police in Rivers State have rescued a five-month-old baby kidnapped 10 days ago in Port Harcourt.

AS incumbent Head of Service of the Federation, HOS, Mr. Steve Oronsaye, bows out today after attaining the retirement age of 60 years. President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of a Professor of Chemistry, Oladapo Afolabi, as a successor.