A governorship candidate of the Republican Party of Nigeria, RPN, in Delta State, Mrs Nkem Madeiza, has asked a Federal High Court, Asaba, to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from recognising Mr. Ovie Omo–Agege and Mrs Carolina Enuha as the RPN’s candidates in the forthcoming state governorship rerun, slated for January 6.

In compliance with the Nigeria Football Federation directive that state football associations should organise elections into their boards, the Bayelsa state FA Friday concluded its elections and the former chairman, Dr Lucky Gospel Ewa was returned as chairman. Ewa defeated Prince Edesime Ere by 10 votes to 5 to retain his seat.

POLITICIANS in Delta State, particularly those that will contest the gubernatorial re-run scheduled for January 6, 2011 have been advised to tow the path of decency and law in the pursuit of their ambitions.

AT least four persons returning from a beach party, Saturday, were crushed to death in Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, throwing the university community into mourning.

DISTURBED by the unceasing loss of innocent lives to rising ethno-religious and political violence, two presidential aspirants — Dr. Olopade Agoro of the National Action Council, NAC and Mr. Uba Saidu Malami of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN— as well as the United Action for Democracy, UAD, have urged the government to take concrete steps to end the mayhem.