President Umaru Yar‘Adua on Thursday met behind closed doors with former Governor Segun Oni and the Acting Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Tunji Odeyemi, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Tension rose again in the House of Representatives on Thursday over a series of unresolved financial matters, including the N1.4bn which the members allegedly spent on Christmas and Sallah festivals in 2008.

The Action Congress (AC) said President Umaru Yar’Adua breached the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by proceeding on vacation without informing the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

ADAMS Aliyu Oshiomhole yesterday took the oath of office as the third civilian governor of Edo State, with a pledge to pursue people-oriented programmes that would put food on the table for the populace and engender massive infrastructure development.

THE ancient city of Benin erupted in jubilation yesterday as former labour leader, Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, was affirmed the duly elected governor of Edo State 19 months after the April 14, 2007 gubernatorial elections. He contested the April 14, 2007 governorship election on the ticket of the Action Congress (AC).