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Adamawa Election: Tension, As INEC Declares Winner Today > ...AC, PDP hopeful The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said it would commence the announcement of the governorship election rerun in Adamawa State at exactly 10am today, even as Yola the capital of the state is engulfed in anxiety. Our correspondent reported that a "heavy cloud" of apprehension hung on the town last night after election as both the Action Congress and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) believe they won the polls. There are however indications that the ruling PDP may be in the lead as an unconfirmed report available to LEADERSHIP Sunday indicates that Admiral Murtala Nyako might have won in many of the local governments. Our correspondent ....more OPEC Plans $160b Projects To Boost Oil Production > ... targets 5 million bpd The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members are planning to spend 160 billion US dollars over the next four years to boost production capacity. The Secretary General of OPEC, Abdalla Salem el-Badri who disclosed this while speaking on the sidelines of the recently concluded international energy forum in Rome, Italy, also stated that the organisation planned to boost its oil production target capacity by 5 million barrels a day by 2012. OPEC crude oil production is expected to average 3.3 million barrels per day during the first quarter of this year, according to the most recent forecast from the ...more N300m Health Scam: The Inside Story When Col. Dangiwa Umar (rtd), the former governor of Kaduna State said that Dr. Grange and Arc Aduku were not the real faces of corruption in Nigeria, he probably knew more than he was saying.  LEADERSHIP Sunday checks have shown that even though there were clear cases of corruption against them, there was also a miscarriage of justice because the FG was too much in a hurry to play to the gallery. It would appear that after president Yar'Adua's handlers had mismanaged the "removal" of AIG Nuhu Ribadu seen by many to be the face of the authentic even though sometimes lopsided fight against corruption, they became desperate to prove, especially to the international community that the fight against  ...more FCT Probe: Senate Panel Moves To Gag el-Rufai > ...  We Are Not Aware Of Any Plan To Arrest el-Rufai, Says FCT Police Command As the Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) resolves to formally listen to all former ministers of the Federal Capital Territory this Wednesday in order to give them an opportunity to state their sides of the story, there are plans to restrict one of the former ministers to answering only questions put to him by members of the panel, in a 'yes or no' manner. LEADERSHIP Sunday gathered yesterday that members of the panel, apparently afraid of allowing the immediate past minister of the FCT, Mallam Nasir Ahmed el-Rufai, from diving into areas that would create further credibility problem for the committee,  ...more Aviation Workers Shelve Planned Strike Following their meeting with the Minister of State for Transportation (Air Transport) Mr Felix Hyat, workers in the aviation industry have shelved their planned industrial action. Hyat had on Wednesday, met with the workers at the "Freedom Square", near the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, where they had gathered to finalise the strike action. The minister had rushed down to Lagos as the ultimatum given by the workers over the federal government's planned privatisation and concessioning of airports expired. Mr Frank Aiyede, the General Secretary, Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), said the workers were hopeful that government had decided to carry them along in its plan.  ...more Police Officer Shot Dead In Edo The Police in Edo have commenced the search for the killers of a serving Chief Superintendent of Police, Mr. Tony Odidi, who was killed in Agenebode, Edo State. The policeman, according to a source, was shot by yet to be identified gun men at his residence. It was learnt that the deceased was said to be an elder brother to a local government chairman in the state. He was said to be attending a course at the Police Staff College, Jos.  The Area Commander for Edo North, Baba Tijani, said a special squad from the Homicide Unit ...more Yobe Governorship: Appeal Court Fixes Hearing April 30 The court of Appeal has fixed Wednesday, April 30, 2008 for hearing in the Suit brought before it by Senator Usman Albishir of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), challenging his unlawful substitution as the gubernatorial candidate of the ANPP in Yobe State, at the last April polls. Senator Albishir who polled a total of 382 votes to beat Mamman Ali, who polled 81 votes, at the ANPP guber primaries, was however substituted with Ali's candidacy few weeks to the election, under controversial circumstances, forcing Albishir to seek redress in the law courts. The court of Appeal at the entertainment of the suit, had ...more

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