By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—A crack team of police officers from Abia and Imo State police commands have rescued the kidnapped Treasurer of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Peter Orji, from where he was kept in Ntigha, Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State.

By Enyim Enyim ONITSHA—Anambra State House of Assembly may have resolved to impeach Governor Peter Obi, should the on going investigation into the N250m allegedly intercepted from his aides by the police in Lagos indict him.

The exercise which started June 1, 2009, will last till the end of the month, where all corporate organizations, enterprises and individuals operating and resident in the state are expected to reverify all tax payments made in favour of the state government spanning the past five years.

Speaking exclusively to Vanguard in Geneva, Switzerland, on what Nigeria stands to benefit from the on-going 98th conference of the International Labour Conference, the general secretary ofthe NLC, Comrade John Odah said, “Our own alternative to the deregulation of the downstream and to the selling of the refineries is for our government to re-look at our joint venture agreement with a view to getting the oil majors to compulsorily have interest in refining petrol in Nigeria and therefore establishing refineries in Nigeria”.

By Wole Mosadomi MINNA —  THE Niger    State Police Command has declared the new Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Sheidu Ndako Idris, wanted.