Turaki A. Hassan 7 June 2011 The menacing presence of chieftains of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Green Chamber notwithstanding, majority of the party's members yesterday teamed up with opposition parties' members to elect Barrister Aminu Waziri Tambuwal from Sokoto State as Speaker of the House of Representatives in violation of the PDP's zoning arrangement and its endorsement of Mrs. Mulikat Adeola-Akande from Oyo State for the post.
[unable to retrieve full-text content]At least 25 loud explosions rocked Tripoli midday Tuesday as NATO airstrikes hit a military base and, according to Libyan State TV, leader Moammar Gadhafi’s compound.