By Enyim Enyim ONITSHA—The Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the 2007 governorship election in Anambra State, Dr Andy Uba, who recently lost his case at the Court of Appeal, Enugu , where he had sought to be declared Governor-in- waiting to take over from Governor Peter Obi on March 17, 2010, has said that the […]

By Emmanuel Aziken ABUJA—Erstwhile chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Chief Olabode George was yesterday listed among other notable Nigerians who got Federal Government houses at the expense of deserving civil servants. Others listed by the Senate Committee on Housing and Urban Development at the public hearing were former Minister of Foreign Affairs and […]

By Luka Binniyat & Tordue Salem ABUJA—There is a judicial buffer to the budget crisis rocking the National Assembly, as a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ruled that the House of Representatives can seek the court’s interpretation of the relevant sections of the Constitution. Members of the House of Representatives under the auspices […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU—LEADER of the People’s Progressive Alliance (PPA) in Enugu State, Chief Okey Ezea, yesterday, challenged the recent statement by Governor Sullivan Chime, in which he claimed that opposition parties in the state have been silenced by his development programmes.The PPA described the statement as provoking, misleading and a mere misrepresentation of facts. […]

TWO Policemen were killed yesterday in Port Harcourt and two others sustained gun shot wounds during a fierce encounter between the Police and gunmen around Woji road area of the state capital.