The former Deputy Governor of Abia State, Mr Chris Akomas, is enmeshed in fresh trouble in his bid to contest the state governorship election as a case has been filed against him in an Umuahia High Court.

THE crisis rocking Enugu State Chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over the control of the party’s structure took a new turn yesterday as supporters of the National Chairman, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, strongly disagreed over his decision to handpick National Assembly candidates in his Enugu North senatorial zone.

THE Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Ebonyi State chapter, on Tuesday, embarked on indefinite withdrawal of medical services from the state, saying the action was a result of the government’s refusal to pay Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, CONMESS to medical doctors.

The former National Chairman of Progressive People Alliance, PPA, Mr. Larry Esin, has emerged as the governorship candidate of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, in Akwa Ibom State.

THE members representing Ughelli South, Sapele and Uvwie constituencies in the Delta State House of Assembly, Olorogun Taleb Tebite, Chief Monday Igbuya and Chief Solomon Ighrakpata respectively have clinched the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ticket to fly the party’s flag in the 2011 general elections in their constituencies.

The Spanish media lashed out at FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Tuesday after Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or ahead of Barcelona teammates Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez, who played for Spain when it won the World Cup.

THE aggrieved chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who are opposed to Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala’s re-election have asked a Federal High Court in Ibadan to stop the governorship primaries of the party in Oyo State.

THE Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Ondo, Rt Revd Latunji Lasebikan Tuesday reviewed the state of the nation and gave a damning verdict that the members of the National Assembly had betrayed the electorate and failed the nation.

The camp of Nigeria’s senior team, Super Eagles bubbled seriously on Tuesday after striker Gbolahan Salami, star of last year’s WAFU Cup triumph in Abeokuta, arrived in the afternoon to bring the number of players to 27.

Benue State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Alhaji Nasir Ayilara, has declared his intention to resign his position rather than compromise the stance of the commission to ensure that the forthcoming general elections are free, fair and credible.

Former Governor of Sokoto State and presidential aspirant of Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, in 2007 and now of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has observed that the nation needed a total overhaul in all areas of socio-economic and political development.

Senate President, David Mark has declared that Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, remains the party of choice for majority of Nigerians, adding that he would still have remained in the party if he had lost his re-election bid.

Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, gubernatorial candidate in Kwara State in the 2007 election, Gbenga Olawepo, was Tuesday adopted by the party to re-contest the governorship seat in the April poll.

Personal Assistant to Minister of Education, on Media and Special duties, Comrade Safiyanu Baba Ringim, died in a ghastly auto crash in Gamoji town along Dutse-Kano road.

In line with the labour friendly posture of the Delta State Government, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has directed the Ministries of Finance, Economic Planning and Health to work out the modalities for the immediate implementation of the new national salary structure for medical officers and health workers in the state.