TRADITIONAL rulers from oil-rich Orhionmwon Local Government Council of Edo State have cautioned leaders of Action Congress, AC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state against making inflammatory statements that may plunge the state into crisis.

The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital is expected to deliver its judgment tomorrow on the petition filed by the Action Congress, AC, candidate, Dr Kayode Fayemi challenging the declaration of Governor Segun Oni as winner of the 25 April 2009 governorship re-run election.

THE prisons and prison system in Nigeria have been in the news of recent. About a week ago, an aborted jailbreak in Kaduna led to the death of three inmates and the injury of many others.

THE controversy on the group life assurance for civil service workers that started in 2008 has taken a new twist as insurers on the scheme have protested that some were made to swear to oath of secrecy before being listed on the business for the current 2010 year.

FOLLOWING the coup d’ etat of July 23, 1952 which replaced King Farouk with General Neguib, Amer was appointed director of the New Head of State’s office. He became a Major-General the following year and from then on until 1958 was Commander-in-Chief of Egypt’s armed forces. Promoted Field Marshal in 1957, he served from 1958 to 1962 as Commander-in-Chief of the United Arab Republic Forces.