Mixed reactions trailed the release of 2011 elections timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The presidential election has been slated for January 22. It will be preceded by elections into the National Assembly on January 15. The governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections will hold same day on January 29. According to the [...]

We Chuanzhoug, Chinese minister of quality supervision, inspection and quarantine, on Monday said that Nigerian and Chinese businessmen have been colluding to import substandard products from China. Mr. We said this when he visited Josephine Tapgun, minister of state for commerce and industry, at her office in Abuja. He said the Chinese government is already [...]

As the nation prepares for the 2011 General Elections to enthrone the Fifth Republic, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has called for national debates among people aspiring to lead at all levels of the society to ensure the emergence of the right calibre of leadership. Governor Fashola, who spoke on Tuesday as Chief [...]

• As party changes motto to justice, peace and unity • Changes slogan from democracy forever, to democracy for justice • Changes flag of the party from green, white, and black, to green, white, black and blue photograph by Charles Olowoeye

The police are closing in on the abductors of four journalists in Abia State, it was learnt Thursday. They have discovered their hideout, police chief Ogbonna Onovo said, adding that the hostages would have been rescued but there are fears that they could be hurt in a bid to free them, perhaps by force. Onovo [...]