Ghanaian President John Atta Mills said Thursday his government will soon submit to parliament an oil and gas revenue management bill ahead of planned oil production in the last quarter of this year.

THE Supreme Court has fixed April 20, this year for hearing in an appeal filed by the pioneer Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Chekwas Okorie challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which upheld his expulsion from the party.

By Patience Saghana ABUJA—The Federal Government has slashed the proposed N20.2billion premium earmarked for its employees, including public servants, police and army to N7billion as it flags off the group life scheme in Abuja today just as it added 40 brokers to the existing five. Though the group life took effect from 1 March 2010 […]

…asks IGP to fish out perpetrators By Emmanuel Aziken ABUJA—The Senate yesterday condemned last week’s maiming of passengers of a luxury bus plying the Lagos-Benin highway by armed robbers. In a vote of no confidence in both the Nigeria Police and the Senate Committee on Police Affairs, the Senate got cracking with the constitution of […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU—NATIONAL Leader of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA and Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, yesterday, described the February 6 Governorship election in Anambra State as the most credible election ever conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, in the country, advising those not satisfied with its outcome to seek redress in court. […]

By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA — A Federal High  Court sitting in Abuja yesterday fixed March 9, this year for ruling on a request by the Chairman of House Committee on Power, Hon Ndudi Elumelu, seeking to stop his trial until the EFCC makes available to him a copy of proof of evidence it intended to […]

THE worst moment in any election is often the day after. It is the period when the losers start coping with the reality of the outcome. Because truth most times hurts, for losers in an election, this is the time the sinking feelings of anger, disillusionment, frustration and “betrayal” take control of reason.

…says utterances obstructing Jonathan By Henry Umoru ABUJA— DISTURBED by what he described as destabilizing remarks, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor yesterday warned the Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili, Ohaneze, Arewa Consultative forum, others to either know what to say or shut up. Ogbulafor who also […]

AS the euphoria to have Asaba International Airport put into use grows by the day, the state government has assured that come May this year, the airport would be delivered for use.

PETROL scarcity continued in Port Harcourt yesterday, thus causing long queues at few filling stations dispensing the product.