The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC had penultimate Sunday cancelled the rescheduled poll in the volatile council area declaring that it was substantially marred by violence, ballot box snatching and kidnapping of electoral officers. The council has 120,827 voters, second only in terms of electoral strength to Yenagoa which has over 130,000 registered voters.

The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin city, Edo State, has sacked the member representing Aniocha North constituency at the Delta State House of Assembly, Mr.

THE Anambra State leadership of the Inter-party Advisory Council, IPAD, has called on Governor Willie Obiano to begin the process for the conduct of local government election in the state. The tenure of the elected local government officials would expire in January next year.

MUSLIM Youths, under the aegis of the Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria (ADYAN) has warned those positioned themselves to frustrate the present administration to desist from such action and allow Nigerians reap the dividends of democracy.

The partnership drive by the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has begun to yield fruits as the sectors have given their support to integrate the trained ex-militants into the various fields of the endeavours in the aviation industry. Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika who received in audience a delegation led by the Special Adviser to the President on Amnesty Programme, Brig-Gen Paul Boroh said the ex-militants who have undergone various academic and vocational trainings in Europe, America, Asia and African countries as pilots and other fields in the aviation sub-sector would be incorporated in the sector.