MANAGING Director of Freedom Mortgage Finance Limited, Dr Tommy Ighrakpata-Peters, has commended the board of Delta State Oil Producing and Development Commission (DESOPADEC) for ensuring peace and socio-economic development in oil producing areas in the state.

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—The winner of  Miss Imo 2009 beauty pageant, Miss Onyinyechi Ibeagi, has been given automatic admission into Imo State University, Owerri, to study any course of her choice.

Kano — Governor Ibrahim Shekarau has asked for closer ties between the executives and the legislatures in the country to stabilised the civil rule in the country.

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—The Transition Committee Chairman of Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State, Augustine Achilike, narrowly escaped death, when he jumped out from his car, on top speed, after he was abducted by kidnappers.

By Wole Mosadomi MINNA — Barely a year after surviving impeachment moves, Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Mr  Mohammed Mohammed Alkali, was yesterday impeached and replaced by Sheidu Ndako Idris.

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin — Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State, on Monday, lost one of his commissioners, Mrs Helen Popoola, who was in charge of the Ministry of  Social Development, Culture and Tourism before her death.

By Emmanuel Aziken & Inalegwu Shaibu ABUJA — The Senate yesterday went on the moral high ground condemning in the disbursement of funds for constituency projects to members of some state Houses of Assembly.

Enugu—The Enugu State House of Assembly yesterday cleared two Commissioners designate, describing them as fit to be appointed into the state’s executive council.

Onitsha—Suspected armed robbers, yesterday in Onitsha, Anambra, shot dead the driver of a car and wounded two others, carting away an unspecified amount of money.

Enugu— The Police in Enugu have intensified search for the state Coordinator of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Mr Uche Ani, who was kidnapped weekend in Enugu.

ABUJA — A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday, granted leave to bring an application for judicial review for an order of mandamus in the case of two law students of the University of Abuja, Yinka Afolayan and Bright Edobor against the chairman of the Economic and Financial crimes Commission, Farida Waziri, Inspector General […]

By Chris Ochayi ABUJA—The Minister of   Petroleum, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman said yesterday that the Federal Government’s target of generating 6,000 megawatt of electricity by the end of 2009 may be hampered by pipeline vandalisation.

According to the charge sheet, No A/ICPC/IC/2009, signed by Bayo Taiwo, Principal Legal Officer, Federal Ministry of Justice for the Honorable Attorney General of the Federation, the Delta State High Court Holden at Asaba was informed by the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation that the accused, Okpara Abednego Enifome and Chief Owhe Emaekpor are charged on 32 count charges of “conspiracy to confer corrupt advantage upon themselves, contrary to section 26(1) (c) and punishable under section 19 of the corrupt practices and other Related Offences Act 2000.

Abuja — An Abuja Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, sentenced a 20-year-old furniture maker, Kabiru Lawal, to two months imprisonment for stealing from a church.

By Jimitota Onoyume PORT HARCOURT—The Movement for the Survival of  Ogoni People (MOSOP)  has expressed satisfaction with the resolve of Shell to compensate families of late Ken Sarowiwa and the others that were hung with him after a bungled judicial trial which sentenced them to death by hanging.