Chairman, Arewa Patriotic Vanguard (APV) Alhaji Abdulrazak Gidado has warned the Federal Government to beware that the 2011 elections could be marred by violence, if urgent steps are not quickly taken to nip it in the bud.

Former Delta State governor, Chief James Ibori, has launched a portal (website) to reverse what he described the misrepresentation of his person by the Nigerian media.

NATIONAL Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), has called for immediate rehabilitation of displaced natives and inhabitants of Gbaramatu area of Warri, Delta State and Odi in Bayelsa as well as other displaced people affected by the crisis in the Niger Delta region in order to boost the amnesty deal, warning that the continued neglect of these displaced people is a threat to the amnesty deal.

The adherence to strict budgetary discipline has been identified as key to the entrenchment of order and sanity in the system and the disbursement of government funds and resources, especially in the face of the current global financial crisis.

Ebonyi State Governor, Chief Martin Elechi has commended the Federal Government over the award of contract for the reconstruction of the Abakaliki-Mbok (Ogoja junction) highway project.