The Federal Government yesterday warned broadcast stations to desist from taking sides in reporting the forthcoming 2011 election

PAINED by what he said was the underdevelopment of his constituency, Mr. Ebikeme Clark, son of South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has joined the race for Burutu Federal Constituency to run for the Federal House of Representatives come 2011, promising to make a drastic change.

Students of state-owned universities in the South East geo-political zone may remain at home indefinitely as their lecturers have vowed to continue their strike until the state governments fully implement the recent ASUU-FG agreement

ORGANISED labour in the nation’s electricity industry has directed workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, to begin an indefinite industrial action from today, over unpaid monetisation arrears among others.

Central Bank of Nigeria yesterday said it has set aside the sum of N300 billion as intervention fund for power and aviation sector. The fund has been released to the Bank of Industry for disbursement to companies in the power and aviation industries

AT least eight Governors have been penciled for the Adolphus Karibi-Whyte Leadership Honours Award, in appreciation of their peace, development and transformative initiatives in governance.

Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr. Eugene Juwah, yesterday, reiterated the commitment of the commission to safeguard the interest of subscribers in the telecom industry

THE debate over the controversial zoning principle, took a new twist, yesterday, with several prominent political leaders in the South-east advocating that the Presidency be zoned to the South-East in 2015.

THERE was fear in the Town area of Port Harcourt last night that a former MEND Commander and repentant militant leader, Soboma George was dead. When contacted on phone, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Suleiman Aba said he also heard the story. According to him, there were reports that he was shot dead by some suspected cultists around Nembe street in Borikiri area of the state capital.

Amnesty International has challenged the credibility of data cited by a senior UN official investigating oil-impacted sites in Ogoniland in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

The police have arraigned the chairman of Yakurr Local Government Area, Mr. Ubi Itam Ettah, and others for attempted murder, a few days to the council polls in Cross River State.

FORMER President of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Professor Festus Iyayi, yesterday in Abuja, said that the appointment of Professor Atahiru Jega as Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was an accident of history as the same system known for manipulating elections would still manipulate the 2011 general elections

The people of Kokodiagbene Community in Gbaramatu kingdom of Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State have called for the establishment of a police post in the community to check alleged intimidation and harassment of innocent citizens and attacks on oil facilities by criminals.

AGAINST recent media reports, the National Co-ordinator, Southern Mandate, and a chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogor ward, Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, Prince Alex Oyoro, has said that the party in the ward did not endorse the state Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, as its governorship candidate in the forthcoming governorship election.

NOW and again, I come across old friends who ask how I cope with being committed to the Nigerian project for so long even as things degenerate from one generation to another.