The Catholic Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, His Grace, Dr. Anthony J.V. Obinna, has reacted to the rumour making the rounds in Imo State that the church wanted the present Deputy Governor, Mrs. Ada Okwuonu, replaced by a Catholic.

The Senator Annie Okonkwo Campaign Organisation has refuted the claim by Hon. Chudi Offodile that he won the National Assembly Peoples Democratic Party PDP, primaries’election for Anambra Central senatorial zone conducted in Awka last weekend.

Nigeria’s former ambassador to Greece, Franklin Ogbuewu, Thursday emerged the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, gubernatorial candidate in Ebonyi State ahead of this year’s general election.

ANAMBRA State Police Command, Thursday, urged traditional rulers to work with the Police Assistance Committee, PAC, and support the police in its bid to curb crime in the state.

THERE is tension in Oghede community, in Ovia North East Local Government Council of Edo State, after men of the Nigerian Army attached to the 322 Artillery Regiment, Ekenhua Barrack, allegedly demolished houses and farm produce belonging to members of the community in a disputed land.

DELTA State INEC Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Gabriel Ada, has expressed worry over the avalanche of petitions arising from the just concluded governorship re-run and the ongoing party congresses.

NO fewer than three persons were, Thursday, burnt to death in an accident, which occurred at Ugbiyaya, near Ehor, the administrative headquarters of Uhunmwode Local government Area along the Benin-Auchi Highway, when a head-on collision occured between a Mercedes Benz car and a trailer.

HUNDREDS of women in Edo State, Thursday, protested what they described as the “intimidation and robbery” meted to female aspirants at the just concluded primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Former Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake has quit the Ekiti Central Senatorial race. In a statement in Lagos yesterday, he said: “When I joined the race for the senatorial seat in Ekiti, I was motivated by the higher ideal of offering service and quality representation to the people of Ekiti Central Senatorial District in particular, Ekiti State and Nigeria in general.

THREE persons were feared dead at the National and state Houses of Assembly primaries of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Wednesday, in Edo State, just as Senator Ehigie Uzamere and Deacon Domingo Obende, picked the senatorial tickets for Edo South and North districts, respectively.

THE emergence of former Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr Adegboyega Dosumu, on Monday January 10, 2010, did not come to many, especially within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as a surprise.

By Adekunle Aliyu How Jonathan floored Atiku in the Primaries, 13/01/2011 Nos         States             Jonathan         Atiku 1.                    Abia                       80                             1 2.        Adamawa            76                           31 3.                    Anambra                47                          31 4.                   Akwa Ibom          141                           0 5.                  Bayelsa                    67                             0 6.                     Bauchi                      46                          44 7.                    Sokoto                      32                         84 8.                     Rivers                     128                            2 9.                     Benue                       75                         15 10.                  Borno                        33                        […]

Microfinance op-erators have said that the knowledge and skill gap challenges hindering the growth of the sector must be addressed for the sector to witness remarkable growth.

By SENATE leader, Senator Teslim Folarin and three others who were remanded at Agodi Prison, Ibadan have been released by an Ibadan Magistrate Court.

Diamond Bank, in keeping with its tradition of being upright and transparent in its operations, has published its tariffs and service fees for all its products and services to show that there are no hidden charges in all its transactions.