THE Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu group, which recently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, assured Governor Adams Oshiomhole that the party will not rig next year’s elections, adding that there will be no need to do so as the party was solidly on ground to win elections in the state without resorting to rigging.

In another breadth,my Lords at the supreme court willfully ignored the evidence in a manner inconsistent with the records before the court and proceeded to make another finding when it held in paragraph 8 of the lead judgement that: “This suit was filed by appellant on 9/2/12. That is,it took the appellant over two months to complain about an election he did not take part in…”

Imo State governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, was yesterday stunned as royal fathers defiantly rejected the Toyota Sienna vehicles presented to them by the state government.

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has commended school children in the state for their commitment towards combating climate change in the country.

The tension in Otokutu, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State over the controversial seizure of public school land by the community leaders appeared to have died down as the council of elders has declared support for the community’s President General, Chief Stephen Okonedo.

The Plateau Police Command has said that four persons were killed by unknown gunmen, Tuesday night, at Wat village, Kuru, in Jos South Local Government Area of the state.

It is now fifteen years since the military withdrew and Nigeria returned to full democratic rule. By Nigerian standards, it is a new record. The immediate post-independence democratic era lasted for only five years and three months (October 1, 1960 to January 15th 1966). It was characterised by parliamentary rule.

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has commissioned two industrial borehole projects built by the state government for use by the Officers and Men of the 322 Artillery Brigade, Benin City.

ABIA State government has cancelled all activities slated to mark this year’s Democracy Day, in sympathy with the over 200 Chibok school girls abducted by Boko Haram in Borno State.

THE Nsukka Democratic Awareness Forum, NDAF, yesterday, called on President Gooduck Jonathan to direct the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, to conduct proper voter’s registration in the state.