BENIN- Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Edo State, yesterday, engaged in a war of words over comments credited to Governor Adams Oshiomhole on his relationship with late President Umaru Yar’Adua.

Asaba- Delta State House of Assembly, yesterday, passed the state’s 2012 budget proposal with over N54 billion increase.

Lagos lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has instituted an action against the Federal Government, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, asking the court to direct the government to establish Nigerian Education Bank for indigent students which will provide them financial aid.

THE Delta State House of Assembly, yesterday, inaugurated Olorogun Taleb Tebite as the new member representing Ughelli South constituency in the House, following the sacking of Mr Eme Mukoro by the Appeal Court sitting in Benin, Edo State.

THE passing year started on a sad note with the controversial death of Uche Okafor, in the USA. The former Eagles defender was found dead in his apartment. The initial impression was that he committed suicide. Investigations later vindicated those who believed that was not Uche – he was murdered.

The introduction of chip and pin payment cards has lead to 99 per cent drop in ATM card fraud, says Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

Sunshine of Akure coach, Gbenga Ogunbote declared that main rivals Dolphins of Port Harcourt were lucky to have ran away with the 2011 league title, but things will be different next year.

WARRI- OFFICIALS of Delta State Board of Internal Revenue, DBIR, Warri, yesterday, sealed off four business outfits in the state, including Mega Hilton Hotel Limited, Ekpan, owned by a top politician and Joe Marine Institute of …

CALABAR- Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described as a disgrace to government, the recent closure of University of Maiduguri as a result of Boko Haram attacks.

His name is Chinagorom Onuoha but he is more popularly known as African China. African China he says stands for “African Children Have Ideas Natural for African”. Chinagorom started music in 1985 at the age of seven and by the time he turned 21 1999 after finishing secondary school education he became a professional.

AFTER the deafening chorus of opposition that greeted the recent proposal by the Federal Government to deregulate the down stream sector of the petroleum industry, the truth is gradually emerging about the staggering and mind-boggling cost of sustaining fuel subsidy regime in Nigeria.

Tributes for Ikemba Nnewi, Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, will be long lasting, he was larger than life. Even before his burial snippets of a challenge to the long dream of Ndigbo to aspire to the presidency of the country have come.

Alhaji Ali Gulak is the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters. In this interview he gives reasons why the removal of oil subsidy would benefit the economy and Nigerians.

Director-General of Delta State Direct Labour Agency, DLA, Mr. Emmanuel Igbini, has been asked to resign, following allegations of high handedness and abuse of office against him.

West Brom striker, Osaze Peter Odemwingie has acknowledged that it was his coach’s criticism that helped him back to his feet.