I HAVE always said that the only real difference between the PDP and other political parties is that the PDP happens to be more successful than its rivals.

PANDEMONIUM broke out at Ogbinbiri, an Ijaw community in Egbema Kingdom, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, yesterday, when the youths of the community discovered that an illegal registration was going on in the area.

THE Direct Data Capturing, DDC, machines and officials of the Independent National Eldectoral Commission, INEC, at the Ebenezer Primary School off Ihama Road, GRA, Benin City, Edo State, were, yesterday, allegedly said to have been taken to unknown destinations by some men, who were said to have come to the registration centre in a jeep.

THE peoples’ hurricane which swept ferociously through Tunisia making the 25-year presidency of General Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali history, made a strong landing in Egypt on Tuesday, January 25.Its ferocious nature and intensity shocked not just the repressive Egyptian presidency but also the demonstrators themselves.

Sectarian violence that has been ravaging the northern part of the country continued yesterday as 17 people were killed in separate incidents in Plateau, Bauchi and Zamfara states.

The efforts of the African countries to promote and market the continent’s tourism potentials under the aegis of the African Tourism promotion Initiative (ATPI) is already receiving commendation.

THE leadership of the Democratic People’s Party, DPP, in Delta State has raised alarm over alleged recruitment of aliens to boost the registration figure in the riverine communities of the state, while alleging that some of the DDC machines had already been configured to aid the purported manipulation.

Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia yesterday held a closed door meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan in Aso Rock, Abuja.
Siasia told journalists after the secret parley with the nation’s number one citizen, that he merely went to felicitate with President Jonathan.

Politicians who are determined to rig the forthcoming election have begun the process of importing mercenary voters from neighbouring states and countries.

NOT for the first time in our recent political history, the country appears to be heading towards an unknown land or uncertain future. The reasons are quite simple but very clear. None of the issues that could make Nigeria great are being adequately addressed or raised either by presidential aspirants or gubernatorial and other contestants for political posts.