Akure – THE Police in Ondo State, yesterday, quizzed the senator representing Ondo Central, Chief Gbenga Ogunniya and three members of the House of Representatives for allegedly being in possession of two boxes containing already thumb printed ballot papers during the bye-election into the Akoko South-West / South East constituency of the state. The three Reps are: Messrs Gbenga Elegbeleye (Akoko North East / North West); Temitayo Fawehinmi (Ondo East / West) and Emmanuel Adedeji (Ile-Oluji / Oke Igbo / Odigbo). MORE @ VANGUARD
The President Barack Obama administration is worried and has continued to engage the Nigerian government on these knotty issues, the 2011 general elections, and the electoral reforms, which have been in fits and starts because of disagreement between the two chambers of the National Assembly.These worries, perhaps, explain why the Council on Foreign Relations engaged a visiting delegation from the Senate last week. MORE @ GUARDIAN
Demining officials inspecting some of the bombsThe 30 month old Nigerian civil war ended in 1970. But 39 years after, more lives are still being lost through unexploded bombs and land mines that were abandoned by both sides (Nigeria and Biafra) involved in the conflict. In this interview with our Correspondent, CHIDI NKWOPARA, the Chief Consultant of Humanitarian De mining Services, Dr. Bala Yakubu, contracted by the federal Government to defuse the bombs speaks on the issue. MORE @ VANGUARD
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