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AC asks Yar�Adua to overhaul INEC

The Action Congress on Sunday called on President Umaru Yar�Adua to reconstitute the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the fresh poll ordered by the election tribunals. The party said the President should also rectify the situation that led to … read more

Court action can’t save Etteh

The Integrity Group, on Sunday, said that the suit filed by 57 legislators against its members and the House of Representatives would not save the Speaker, Mrs. Patricia Etteh, from stepping aside. The Leader of the group, Mr. Farouk Lawan, … read more

MEND claims oil kidnap

A prominent militant group claimed responsibility on Saturday for the kidnapping of six foreign workers from an Italian oil facility off the coast of Nigeria. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) gave no reason for Friday’s … read more

Amaechi talks tough

The new Governor of Rivers State, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, on Saturday, talked tough saying his government would not be a continuation of any past administration in the state. In his maiden broadcast to the state, he announced the immediate suspension … read more

Anxiety Grips Governors

PALPABLE fears have gripped several state officials, as there are strong indications that tribunals sitting at various state capitals may overturn more governorship elections. The ruling of the Supreme Court last Thursday in Abuja, which removed Celestine Omehia as governor … read more

PDP In Trouble

INDICATIONS are that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in big trouble, as shown in its last Wednesday night’s meeting at the Villa, in Abuja. President Yar’Adua and Vice President Goodluck Jonathan as well as the party governors were … read more

Dokubo Threatens To Return To Creeks

Leader of Niger Delta People�s Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, on Friday, threatened to go back to the creeks if the federal government failed to address the agitation of the region. Asari, who spoke at the Niger Delta Investment and … read more