ABEOKUTA – HUNDRED of supporters of former President Ibrahim Babangida yesterday had a rough time in the hands of students who disrupted the commissioning of the IBB campaign organisation and also prevented them from embarking on a road show. Many had to scale fences of buildings to escape while others took refuge in nearby buildings […]

FIVE persons comprising a soldier, policeman, two prison warders and a civilian were, Tuesday night, confirmed dead following an attack on Bauchi prison by members of an Islamic sect, Boko Haram, while 759 inmates at the prisons were set free.

THE Ijaws of Warri from the three local government areas in Delta State, yesterday declared that there is no vacancy in Government House, Asaba, as they passed a vote of confidence in Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan as their preferred candidate for the 2011 election, in view of his outstanding performance and representation.

Traditional rulers in Bayelsa State, who are in the habit of administering their domains from exile have been urged to retrace their steps, as the state government will no longer condone royal fathers who abdicate their responsibilities.

AKWA Ibom State Deputy Governor, Engr. Patrick Ekpotu, has denied allegations in the media, that he planned to resign because the State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, was not disposed to fielding him as running mate in the 2011 elections.