Obi meets Canadian High Commissioner to strengthen ties ahead of elections
AHEAD of January 16 presidential election, the Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC ahead of the election, Peter Obi has disclosed that he held talks with Canada’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Pasquale Salvaggio, as part of moves to deepen bilateral relations and strengthen Nigeria’s democratic institutions.
Civil servants start training in Abuja, 4 states
ABUJA— ABOUT 1,950       civil servants at both the Federal and State levels are to undergo the second phase of the specialized mandatory training programme for Grade Levels 08 to 16 which commenced yesterday in three centres in Abuja.
Anambra: NDP faults INEC’s composition
By  Emman Ovuakporie ABUJA—The National Democratic Party, NDP, has threatened to go to court this morning to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from conducting the scheduled 6 February 2010 governorship election in Anambra State over what it described as the illegal composition of the apex electoral body. In a chat with Vanguard yesterday, […]
Royal family appeals to FG for compensation
THE royal family of Ekegu in Ndokwa local government area of Delta State has appealed to the federal and state governments to prevail on the Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC, to pay them adequate monetary compensation for oil exploration and exploitation in the area.
Ijaw hail Uduaghan on award, mourn Williams
By Azu Akanwa THE Ijaw Monitoring Group (IMG) has described the micro-finance award to Delta State governor at the CBN’s annual Micro-finance and Micro-entrepre-neurship Award as an acknowledgement of a government with human face.
Niger Delta people urged to support leaders
By Festus Ahon UGHELLI — THE people of the Niger Delta have been called upon to give support to their leaders to enable the region get its fair share among other regions in the country.
