Malam Nuhu Ribadu, former chief of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has emerged the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) presidential candidate. All the delegates answered yes in a voice vote to determine their support for Ribadu.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan early today, 6am Friday 2011, clinched the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential ticket in a contest that played out a subdued primordial sentiments in the pattern of voting at the party’s presidential primary, beating former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Mrs. Sarah Jubril.

Following the determination of the current Police administration to restructure the Mobile Police Force, PMF, the Police hierarchy has concluded plans to withdraw all Mobile Policemen from banks, cooperate organisations and individuals.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has appealed to parents whose wards have been asked to stay back at home till the completion of the forthcoming voters registration exercise to see it as a sacrifice made to ensure safety of the children.

Over 3,000 Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, delegates in Lagos State, yesterday, confirmed the candidature of Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State for second term. He was returned unopposed.

THE Social Democratic Mega Party, SDMP, yesterday adopted Prof Pat Utomi as its presidential candidate for the 2011 general election.

THERE were conflicting signals last night as to whether the order granted by Justice Reuben Onuorah of Enugu State High Court was discharged to pave the way for the PDP National Chairman, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, to participate in the National Convention of the party.

THE Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, is set to unveil its flag bearer, who will contest against the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and other parties in this year’s presidential elections.

The name of my village is Agu-Obu Owa in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State.It is a quiet, very local and peaceful village that boasts of all the attributes of nature but has suffered in the hands of all governments that have existed since the time of state creations.

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said there will be no extension of the date allotted for the voter registration exercise slated to commence on Saturday, even as he appealed to all eligible Nigerians to register for the elections.

BECAUSE of the way we do things at Vanguard, my Sweet And Sour reflections have to be submitted for publication on Wednesdays. Which means that even though this week’s column will appear the day after the PDP has conducted its presidential primary election, it is being written the day before this big event.

The emergence of Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala as the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party in the governorship primary on Wednesday has further deepened the political gulf between him and other chieftains of the party.

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said it arrested more than 12 top executives of four multinational oil firms in separate raids between Tuesday and yesterday, for their alleged involvement in a bribe scandal.

A WOMAN in Texas, United States (US)and her male companion were in November 1979 robbed by two Black men. A month later, Cornelius Dupree Jr, a 21-year old Black man was arrested because to the police his description fitted that of a suspect in another rape case.

SENATE leader, Senator Teslim Folarin and three others who were remanded at Agodi Prisons, Ibadan in connection with the killing of the former factional chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers, NRTWN, Alhaji Lateef Eleweomo a.k.a. Eleweomo have been released by an Ibadan Magistrate Court.