Over 1,000 eligible voters affected by last year’s flood that ravaged the riverine communities of Anambra State could not be accredited at many polling booths as they lost their voter’s cards to the flood disaster.

A French man, Mr Francis Collon, abducted in Rimi, Katsina State, has been abandoned by his captors eleven months after his abduction.

A civil rights advocacy group, the Forum for Positive Change has slammed Senator Chris Ngige, the APC candidate in the Anambra poll as well as the APC for what it described as a “calculated effort to arm-twist the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in order to gain a backdoor entry into the Amawbia Governor’s Lodge for the second time in ten years.”

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday boycotted the rescheduled Anambra governorship election in Idemili North Local Government Area, describing the exercise as “a charade and mockery of democracy”.

The General Vice President, General Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church Worldwide, Dr Benjamin Schoun, said the church of Jesus Christ had not failed even in the face numerous challenges.

No fewer than 20 election officials in the Anambra governorship poll were attacked in the early hours of Sunday by armed robbery suspects along the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway.

Six years after taking over the mantle of leadership of the once agrarian Bauchi State, Governor Isa Yuguda has brought in a lot of positive changes to the state and given it a notch in terms of development projects. But as his tenure draws to an end in 2015, the governor, in this interview, maintains that he will not interfere in the process that will lead to the emergence of his successor, as the people of Bauchi State will handle it from the grassroots to the top. He also explains why Nigeria should not break up.

THE National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, says the crisis rocking his party is a blessing in disguise.

The name Festus Iyayi symbolizes struggle for academic freedom, democratization of our educational system, national development and socialism. He was the President of Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) in the 1980s and in 1987, under his leadership, the Babangida administration banned ASUU, terminated the employment of Prof. Iyayi from University of Benin and subsequently arrested, detained and tortured him.

Mr Yinka Odumakin is the National Publicity Secretary of the Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere. In this interview, he takes a swipe at the All Progressive Congress, APC, for kicking against the National Conference proposed by President Goodluck Jonathan.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has demanded that fresh elections
be held in four local government areas of Anambra State, where
election either did not hold or massive malpractices were recorded in
Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

Christians are confronted with the following contradictions about David in the bible. David is “a young boy, untrained for war:” David is a “skilled warrior.” David is living at home: David is living with Saul. David enters Saul’s service as a harp player: David enters Saul’s service as a Goliath-fighting warrior. Saul knows David and his father: Saul does not know David and his father.

he Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday rescheduled the Anambra governorship election in 65 polling units in Obosi, Idemili North local government.

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday congratulated the Super Eagles on their 2-0 victory over Ethiopia, which earned Nigeria a slot at the 2014 World Cup Finals in Brazil.

Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, is alleging the disappearance of $5 billion from the Excess Crude Account and asked for explanations from relevant government agencies.