SENATE Leader, Senator Teslim Folarin was, yesterday, arraigned before a Magistrate Court, Ibadan over Thursday’s killing of the former factional leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Oyo State branch, Alhaji Lateef Salako, a.k.a Eleweomo.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, his deputy, Architect Namadi Sambo and national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Okwesileze Nwodo said, Tuesday, that the Federal Government and the party want the former governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan to return to Government House, Asaba, to enable him continue with his vision and pace-setting development programmes for the state.

The Presidency yesterday faulted former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, over his claims on the 2011 budget, describing him as desperate and ignorant of the workings of the economy.

AHEAD of the Delta State governorship election re_run on Thursday, the Police High Command in Abuja has ordered the deployment of 22, 400 Police officers in the state even as President Goodluck Jonathan arrives the oil city of Warri, today, to address a rally which Delta State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chief Paulinus Akpeki has described as “Mother of all rallies,” in support of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan.

President Barack Obama of the United States is expected in Nigeria this year. The president is also billed to visit other African countries.